The "Sweet!" made it appear as if you either endorsed that view or found it humorous rather than disturbing.
The last thing I want is a sectarian war between various research groups and organizations.
Religious wars of the past and present could be dwarfed by that. And even if not, bad enough.
It's probably easier to build an uncaring AI than a friendly one. So, if we assume that someone, somewhere is trying to build an AI without solving friendliness, that person will probably finish before someone who's trying to build a friendly AI.
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Wow, this is getting a rather stronger reaction than I'd anticipated. Clarification: I'm not suggesting practical measures that should be implemented. Jeez. I'm deep in an armchair, thinking about a problem that (for the moment) looks very hypothetical.
For future reference, how should I have gone about asking this question without seeming like I want to mobilize the Turing Police?