Lumifer comments on Hawking/Russell/Tegmark/Wilczek on dangers of Superintelligent Machines [link] - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 21 April 2014 06:00:12PM 7 points [-]

I'm not sure that being on HuffPo is a win. Unless you want to mingle in the company of SHOCKING celebrity secrets and 17 Nightmare-Inducing Easter Photos You Can't Unsee, that is...

Comment author: Nornagest 21 April 2014 06:17:25PM 4 points [-]

Hard to find a major news site these days that isn't paywalled and hasn't hopped on the clickbait train, unfortunately. I'm hoping the fad will pass once these people realize that they're spending credibility faster than they get it back, but I'm not expecting it to happen anytime soon.

Comment author: David_Gerard 21 April 2014 10:15:41PM 22 points [-]

What This Superintelligent Computer Will Do To Your Species Will Completely Blow Your Mind! Literally.

Comment author: [deleted] 22 April 2014 12:49:00AM 0 points [-]

You know, I'm fairly sure being paper-clipped will merely destroy my mind, rather than blow it. Oh well, got anything Friendly?

Comment author: Lumifer 21 April 2014 06:23:21PM 5 points [-]

Maybe that's because the whole concept of a "major news site" isn't looking good nowadays.

Comment author: Vika 13 June 2014 06:04:52PM 0 points [-]

The Independent ran pretty much the same article