rlsj comments on Superintelligence Reading Group - Section 1: Past Developments and Present Capabilities - Less Wrong

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Comment author: rlsj 16 September 2014 07:49:38PM 2 points [-]

Please, Madam Editor: "Without the benefit of hindsight," what technologies could you possibly expect?

The question should perhaps be, What technology development made the greatest productive difference? Agriculture? IT? Et alia? "Agriculture" if your top appreciation is for quantity of people, which admittedly subsumes a lot; IT if it's for positive feedback in ideas. Electrification? That's the one I'd most hate to lose.