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Dmytry comments on AI Risk & Opportunity: A Timeline of Early Ideas and Arguments - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: lukeprog 31 March 2012 02:34PM

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Comment author: Dmytry 31 March 2012 06:50:17PM *  -2 points [-]

Who criticized God before theists started promoting the notion? The heavily privileged hypotheses aren't criticized explicitly before they for some reason become popular. (the people just voice out different opinions). You can ask Hanson what he thinks about it. Or Ray Kurzweil .

Comment author: lukeprog 31 March 2012 09:32:57PM 2 points [-]

My timeline in this post ends in 1993, is all I'm saying. Let me know if you find criticism of FOOM or Scary Idea before 1993.