In response to Singularity FAQ
Comment author: Fleisch 03 May 2011 02:59:59PM 0 points [-]

Thank you so much for writing this!

Comment author: RobinZ 13 October 2010 03:58:32PM 5 points [-]

But the quote is from a hacker news thread, isn't it? Would we want to stop quoting Dennett's books if he became a regular here?

Comment author: Fleisch 13 October 2010 07:58:07PM *  0 points [-]

Probably not, but you wouldn't (need to) quote what he wrote here.

EDIT: Or rather, what he's writing since he's here, unless it's still novel to LW.

Comment author: Fleisch 08 October 2010 12:09:35PM 24 points [-]

Every time you imagine a person, that simulated person becomes conscious for the time of your simulation, therefore, it is unethical to imagine people. Actually, it's just morally wrong to imagine someone suffering, but for security reasons, you shouldn't do it at all. Reading fiction (with conflict in it) is, by conclusion, the one human endeavor that has caused more suffering than anything else, and the FAIs first action will be to eliminate this possibility.

Comment author: Emile 12 July 2010 02:38:14PM 1 point [-]

I didn't understand that either, maybe "prevent" should be "present"?

Comment author: Fleisch 12 July 2010 07:58:49PM 2 points [-]

I think he meant to write "invent".

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