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IlyaShpitser comments on Heading off a near-term AGI arms race - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 22 August 2012 05:34:36PM *  9 points [-]

I think any sequence of events that leads to anyone at all in any way associated with either lesswrong or SI doing anything to hinder any research would be a catastrophe for this community. At best, you will get a crank label (more than now, that is), at worst the FBI will get involved.

Comment author: David_Gerard 22 August 2012 11:18:57PM 3 points [-]
Comment author: Xachariah 22 August 2012 07:55:59PM -2 points [-]

Yes. It's much better to tile the universe with paperclips than to have this community looked on poorly. How ever could he have gotten his priorities so crossed?