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alpha0  ·  3557 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: WHY YOU SHOULD FEAR MACHINE INTELLIGENCE - Part 1

"Dust", "Mud", "Organic compounds", Adam .. :) I'm talking about creatures made from "Fire" :)

    ... insanely complex ...

Right, my spring and wheels based watch is "insanely complex". We've ditched the blind watch maker. I suggest you ditch sentimental attachment to the watch :)

    ... the earth isn't a ball of plasma ...

It is also not the center of the Universe.





bioemerl  ·  3557 days ago  ·  link  ·  

spring and wheels is nothing in comparison to the things that go on inside of life.

Computer components are nothing in comparison to the things that go on in life.

They are good thinking machines, but not good at being life.

We have nothing to fear from that which cannot exist on earth.

alpha0  ·  3557 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The watch was an analogy. (It is apparently a very complex task to keep time with gears and springs, ... just a hint.)

    ... We have nothing to fear from that which cannot exist on earth. ...

Nor do we fear non-sequiturs. Hurray for us.