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

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Comment author: Algernoq 21 September 2014 06:37:33AM 1 point [-]

The difficulty is in managing the complexity of an entire factory system. The technology for automated mining and manufacturing exists but it's very expensive and risky to develop, and a bit creepy, so politicians won't fund the research. On Earth, human labor is cheap so there's no incentive for commercial development either.