AndrewHickey comments on Rationality, Singularity, Method, and the Mainstream - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 23 March 2011 02:38:47PM 7 points [-]

I tend to agree with much of this. But the SIAI is in existence to develop a Friendly AI and has solicited donations on that basis. The people running it believe - or claim to - that this is the single most important task in the history of the universe. As such, it's reasonable to examine if their actions match up to that.