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Comment author: [deleted] 23 October 2011 09:19:13AM -1 points [-]

The point being that actually, it is worthwhile to point out simply that it is not a logical necessity - because people actually believe that. Once that is accepted, it clears the way for discussion of the actual probability that the AI does such a good job.

Therefore there is not one thing wrong with the excerpt that you quoted (and if you have a problem with another part of the essay, you should at least point out where the fallacy is).