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ChristianKl comments on In order to greatly reduce X-risk, design self-replicating spacecraft without AGI - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 20 September 2014 08:55:26PM 1 point [-]

Alternatively programs that try to produce self replicating spacecraft produce grey goo and should be avoided.

Comment author: Algernoq 21 September 2014 06:53:51AM 3 points [-]

Self-replication does not imply nanotech. Grey goo is fictional evidence.

Comment author: chaosmage 21 September 2014 12:25:29AM 1 point [-]

Grey goo is uncontrolled. The SRS network I'm talking about follows instructions sent by laser beam.

Comment author: ChristianKl 21 September 2014 11:51:24AM 1 point [-]

Grey goo is uncontrolled. The SRS network I'm talking about follows instructions sent by laser beam.

That's nothing that you can know. Given that a great filter exists, you might simply put energy into moving towards that filter.

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