Here's my strategy if I were an AI trapped in a box and the programmer had to decide whether to let me out:
Somewhere out there, there is somebody else who is working on an AI without the box, and I'm your only defense against them.
What does "stupid" refer to in this context? Does it mean the comments were unintelligent? Not quite intelligent enough? Mean? Derailing discussion? I'm asking because there are certainly some criteria where the banning and deleting would leave a worse impression than the original comments, and I'm thinking that the equilibrium may be surprisingly in the direction of the more obnoxious comments. Especially since the banning and deleting is being done by someone who is more identified with LW than likely were any of the commenters.
Funny thing about Ex Machina, is that I interpreted the ending very differently, and I feel that it is, at least, partially the way the author(s) intended. To me, it was not entirely about AI, it was also about people who are not considered human for a reason that is similar to the reason that AI is not considered human, which is that they are not like them in a superficial way. You'll have to forgive me if I don't remember correctly because it's been a few years since I watched it, but I can't think of any evidence that the AI character is different from ... (read more)