jimmy comments on What can you do with an Unfriendly AI? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jimmy 23 December 2010 05:07:09AM 3 points [-]

Project it forwards, and see how relevant you think all this is going to be.

As in curve fit and then extrapolate while ignoring all other information?

Using this method, how long until transistors become subatomic particles?

Comment author: timtyler 28 December 2010 04:20:34PM 0 points [-]

That doesn't seem like a very sympathetic interpretation. It was intended more like an invitation to do your best job.

If you have a projection involving a totalitarian government clampdown on research into machine intelligence (or similar), perhaps share the scenario - so others can better visualise how realistic it is.