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I think you are both might be confusing the medium with the message. Even if decoding of the message can be done safely, the content of the message might be the
by geoah 9y ago
I think you are both might be confusing the medium with the message. Even if decoding of the message can be done safely, the content of the message might be the danger itself.
The author is suggesting that the message contains the code for a true ai and makes the point that it might be able for it to bargain in exchange for giving humans information they want or need. It goes on to reason that eventually knowledge of this ai will become public and due to human nature it will eventually be let free.
Disconnection from infrastructure is not enough to make the message safe.
Given that time is not a factor for the ai this does not seem far fetched. At least in the context of this paper.
- RobLach 9y agoReminds me of His Master's Voice by Lem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Master%27s_Voice_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Master%27s_Voice_(novel) It goes beyond the medium. Humanity could receive a schematic for an extinction device and wouldn't know it until it's turned on. How long would we last before we caved? We could project any potential use for some mysterious alien tech; debate and rationalize at every moment of weakness. Could it cure a plague or teach us even more? Someone could build it in secret.
- eitland 9y agoGreasemonkey gerbil Looking at the mousetrap Interesting device It sees the spring and smells the bait Understands everything -except the connection