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wedrifid comments on Why could you be optimistic that the Singularity is Near? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 July 2012 01:09:42AM 18 points [-]

Why could you be optimistic that the Singularity is Near?

Or pessimistic that the singularity is near, depending on whether you expect it to be friendly and whether a near singularity is more likely to be friendly than a late one.