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> Switching the machine off won’t work for the simple reason that a superintelligent entity will already have thought of that possibility and taken steps to p
by 0xdeadbeefbabe 7y ago
> Switching the machine off won’t work for the simple reason that a superintelligent entity will already have thought of that possibility and taken steps to prevent it.
Also the statement presumes that self preservation is the super intelligent thing to do.
- johnfactorial 7y agoAlso the statement presumes the superintelligent entity will be capable of taking all possible steps to prevent this. Imagining a machine capable of such steps quickly devolves into imagining a machine already in total control of the planet, which is begging the question.