ciphergoth comments on Open Thread, January 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 11 January 2011 10:43:43AM *  2 points [-]

Pursuing this further, I emailed focus group chair Professor David McAllester to ask if there had been any progress in "sharing the rationale". He replied:

The wording you mention in the report was supported by many people. However, I personally think the possibility of an AI chain reaction in the next few decades should not be dismissed. I am trying my very hardest to make it happen.

(I have his permission to share that)