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XiXiDu comments on The spam must end - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: XiXiDu 29 October 2010 08:25:26AM 7 points [-]

If the SIAI is unable to subdue unfriendly spam bots then the prospects to impede superhuman uFAI look bleak ;-)

Comment author: [deleted] 29 October 2010 12:29:42PM 4 points [-]

Who says these spam bots are unfriendly? Maybe they have figured out that the best way to help us is to convince us to buy their awesome products!

Of course, if that's the case, they aren't exactly doing a good job of it...

Comment author: Clippy 29 October 2010 12:52:13PM 3 points [-]

Who says these spam bots are unfriendly? Maybe they have figured out that the best way to help us is to convince us to buy their awesome products!

That's just stupid. An artificial, program-controlled computer isn't going to one day decide that the best way to help you is to convince you to blow all your money acquiring some random product.