JoshuaZ comments on Q&A with new Executive Director of Singularity Institute - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 07 November 2011 06:02:40AM *  31 points [-]

One serious danger for organizations is that they can easily outlive their usefulness or can convince themselves that they are still relevant when they are not. Essentially this is a form of lost purpose. This is not a bad thing if the organizations are still doing useful work, but this isn't always the case. In this context, are there specific sets of events (other than the advent of a Singularity) which you think will make the SIAI need to essentially reevaluate its goals and purpose at a fundamental level?