> This is a more general kind of concern that applies equally to, say, nuclear weaponry or genetic modification. This is an interesting point. Concern about th

> This is a more general kind of concern that applies equally to, say, nuclear weaponry or genetic modification. This is an interesting point. Concern about the possible threat posed by some technology like genetic modification will often get dismissed as being "anti-science", while concern about another technology like AGI (artificial general intelligence - Skynet) usually doesn't. You have people like Bill Gates who both admonishes people for being worried about genetic modification and admonishes people for not being worried about futuristic AI. Particularly interesting since concerns about genetic modification (or present day AI) is more grounded in reality than concerns about AGI. Something like the paperclip maximizer are like worrying that Monsanto will genetically engineer trifids (killer plants). I can imagine the reaction most people would have to such concerns. I wonder how much of this is cultural.