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Dmytry comments on against "AI risk" - Less Wrong Discussion

24 Post author: Wei_Dai 11 April 2012 10:46PM

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Comment author: Dmytry 12 April 2012 11:55:29AM *  1 point [-]

If it starts worrying more than astronomers do, sure. The few is as in percentile, at same level of the worry.

More generally, if the degree of the belief is negatively correlated with achievements in relevant areas of expertise, then the extreme forms of belief are very likely false. (And just in case: comparing to Galileo is cherry picking. For each Galileo there's a ton of cranks)