Caledonian2 comments on Conjuring An Evolution To Serve You - Less Wrong

39 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 November 2007 05:55AM

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Comment author: Caledonian2 20 November 2007 12:54:15AM 0 points [-]

Genetic algorithms have potential, period. It's human beings that will because that potential to be used unwisely. Publicizing the power of the algorithm might -might- cause enough people to be wary of what they can do for balancing principles to come into play. Trying to limit the knowledge will eventually be more harmful than not.