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alienist comments on Superintelligence 18: Life in an algorithmic economy - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: alienist 20 January 2015 09:48:33AM 6 points [-]

I am assuming (for now), a monopoly of power that enforces law and order and prevents crimes between C.U.s.

Any system becomes feasible once you assume a monopoly on power able to enforce an arbitrary law code. Of course, if you think about where the monopoly comes from you're back to a singleton scenario.