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Kindly comments on Why AI may not foom - Less Wrong Discussion

23 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 24 March 2013 08:11AM

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Comment author: Kindly 25 March 2013 12:57:29AM 0 points [-]

If the expected gain from the upgrade, assuming it worked, outweighed the cost of the upgrade failing.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 March 2013 01:09:49AM *  0 points [-]

That, and there's also the possibility that the AI's proof might have a serious mistake.