That being the case it may have been a time to consider the heuristic "if this is worth doing it is worth doing well" and apply modus tollens.
It's a catchy saying. It may or may not be a good heuristic.
It certainly doesn't hold in every case.
It might have in this case.
Someone posted what looks like unofficial videos from the Summit. http://www.youtube.com/user/thesingularitycom