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Even if they did take economic activity into accounting that seems besides the point. The same argument would make it a really good idea to introduce the death
by boxed 9y ago
Even if they did take economic activity into accounting that seems besides the point. The same argument would make it a really good idea to introduce the death penalty for reaching retirement age! If you optimize for something stupid you get stupid results.
- gutnor 9y agoThere is a bit of a nihilist nature to it too. Current modern society only achievement is making people live better, longer. There is no scientific, objective reason to do that. It is only the arbitrary (slightly helped by biology) value we put on human life that makes us do that. You can look at about everything, be it healthcare, government, defence, or even economy and money and the only cold logical conclusion is that it serves no purpose. Makes me think we better be careful with AI. Overly survivalist AI can kill all humans, the opposite is one that eventually find out that killing all human now is the fastest way to help humanity reach its natural conclusion.