shminux comments on Thoughts on the Singularity Institute (SI) - Less Wrong

256 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 11 May 2012 04:31AM

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Comment author: shminux 12 May 2012 05:31:52PM 0 points [-]

Or am I missing something new here?

My point is that either the Obj 2 holds, or tools are equivalent to agents. If one thinks that the latter is true (EY doesn't), then one should work on proving it. I have no opinion on whether it's true or not (I am not a domain expert).