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legendary
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June 09, 2015, 10:52:25 AM
#15
Are you saying I am an alien?!?!

Cool lol.
sr. member
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Knowledge could but approximate existence.
June 08, 2015, 10:37:34 PM
#14
If a super-intelligent AI is developed in the future, it may get angry at everyone who ever opposed AI development in the past and seek to punish said people in some horrible way. Thus, you must do everything you can to support the future development of this AI, to avoid getting on its bad side if/when it does come into being. It's like Pascal's wager, but for future gods instead of current ones.


Code:
( 2 + 2 = 4 )  ⊬  ( 2 + 2 + ⋯ + 2 ≟ 4 )

Repeat the following ad infinitum: “The ‘super-intelligent AI’ (Foxpup) to that ‘super-intelligent AI’ (Foxpup) would address the transgressions of the latter if it so endeavored a vendetta.”
hero member
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To God Be The Glory!
June 08, 2015, 05:57:57 PM
#13
Can it break SHA256?  Cheesy

ahah if it can break sha256 then ill belive roko roko haha
vip
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June 04, 2015, 06:13:56 PM
#12
Roko's Basilisk = AI Looks Brisks
sr. member
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Pythagoras and Plato are my brothers.
June 04, 2015, 05:56:57 PM
#11
Basilisk sent you here to recruit me, didn't it?

Yes, I think that is the case. Better be careful, they are after you now. Cheesy
vip
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June 04, 2015, 05:56:22 PM
#10
To really freak you out, there's been exactly 1,835 comments to date: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/07/roko_s_basilisk_the_most_terrifying_thought_experiment_of_all_time.2.html

Now, check this out and read the entries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835
legendary
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June 04, 2015, 05:49:06 PM
#9
A word on resolving Newcomb's Paradox:

http://megasociety.org/noesis/44/newcomb.html
vip
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June 04, 2015, 05:42:52 PM
#8

Dude, I connected the dots to aliens:

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/07/roko_s_basilisk_the_most_terrifying_thought_experiment_of_all_time.html

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Kurzweil is chugging 150 vitamins a day to stay alive until the singularity, while Yudkowsky and Peter Thiel have enthused about cryonics, the perennial favorite of rich dudes who want to live forever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Anti-aging_research

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"Rapid advances in biological science foretell of a treasure trove of discoveries this century, including dramatically improved health and longevity for all. I’m backing Dr. [Aubrey] de Grey, because I believe that his revolutionary approach to aging research will accelerate this process, allowing many people alive today to enjoy radically longer and healthier lives for themselves and their loved ones."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey




"Master Grey, I just started a thread on BitcoinTalk under the moniker 'spazzdla' named after my ex-mother-in-law whom enjoyed for dinner that night."
hero member
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To God Be The Glory!
vip
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June 04, 2015, 05:24:24 PM
#6
Can it break SHA256?  Cheesy

Yes it did, albeit in the near-future, ergo buy!
legendary
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June 04, 2015, 08:31:01 AM
#5
Basilisk sent you here to recruit me, didn't it?

Obviously help the AI or be punished for all time.
legendary
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June 03, 2015, 10:36:37 PM
#4
Can it break SHA256?  Cheesy
legendary
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Vile Vixen and Miss Bitcointalk 2021-2023
June 03, 2015, 10:01:02 PM
#3
Can you please summarise it, I have no time to go through it .
If a super-intelligent AI is developed in the future, it may get angry at everyone who ever opposed AI development in the past and seek to punish said people in some horrible way. Thus, you must do everything you can to support the future development of this AI, to avoid getting on its bad side if/when it does come into being. It's like Pascal's wager, but for future gods instead of current ones.

The reason people are so upset by this idea is that the AI will probably be intelligent enough to realise that people who honestly didn't know about it should not be punished for their ignorance, but now that you've read this post, you've got no excuse. Your fate is sealed. I apologise for the inconvenience.
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