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Comment author: solipsist 05 November 2013 02:48:44PM *  3 points [-]

If you're not talking about a back door, then I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.

Yeah, we're talking past each other. I think I understand what you're saying, and I'll try to rephrase what I'm saying.

The AI is out. It is free to manipulate the world at its will. Sensors are everywhere. The AI can hear every word you say, feel every keystroke you make, and see everything you see. The only secrets left are the ones in your head.

How do humans reward the AI? You say "cryptographically", but cryptography requires difficult arithmetic. How do you perform difficult arithmetic on a secret that can't leave your head?

Comment author: passive_fist 05 November 2013 08:19:55PM 0 points [-]

Too many assumptions are being made here. What is the basis for believing the AI will have sensors everywhere, especially while it's still under human control? And if it has the ability to put clandestine sensors in even the most secure locations, why couldn't it plant clandestince brain implants in the people controlling the key?