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RobinHanson comments on Malthusian copying: mass death of unhappy life-loving uploads - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Khoth 02 July 2012 06:15:04PM 5 points [-]

Something I've not been clear about (I think you might have changed your thinking about this):

Do you see your malthusian upload future as something that we should work to avoid, or work to bring about?

Comment author: RobinHanson 03 July 2012 01:51:34AM 1 point [-]

People tend to assume they have more personal influence on these big far topics than they do. We might be able to make minor adjustments to what happens when, but we just don't get to choose between very different outcomes like uploads vs. AGI vs. nothing. We might work to make an upload world happen a bit sooner, or via a bit more stable a transition.

Comment author: Multiheaded 03 July 2012 03:32:47PM 0 points [-]

What's your take on the first mover advantage that EY is apparently hoping for?

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