It's a hypothetical -- there is no evidence for or against it as it never happened and is highly unlikely to happen.
But let me point out that it sets up a downward feedback loop.
It's a hypothetical -- there is no evidence for or against it as it never happened and is highly unlikely to happen.
AI's never been developed before either, but that hasn't stopped people from trying to forecast the future, or at least enumerate likely scenarios. You were making a claim about a causal link: "following HedonicTreader's guideline will cause humanity to go extinct." Either this link exists or it does not, and you don't get to back out of providing evidence just because the situation is a hypothetical.
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