katydee comments on Snowdenizing UFAI - Less Wrong

5 Post author: JoshuaFox 05 December 2013 02:42PM

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Comment author: katydee 06 December 2013 05:37:58AM 3 points [-]

I don't really like seeing this type of topic, because most of the interesting things that can be said on the matter shouldn't be discussed in public.

Comment author: JoshuaFox 06 December 2013 08:47:13AM 1 point [-]

Yes, I thought of that. But unless there are clear guidelines, it's impossible to tiptoe around all sorts of subjects, worrying that we shouldn't talk about them.

And as with sensitive topics in national security--e.g., Stuxnet, etc--it's accepted that people without security clearance can natter on all they want; it's the people who are in the know who have to be cautious about speaking publicly.