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Eventually we will pull the black ball out of the urn. It is the responsibility of those currently alive to assess the possible harm their creations might caus
by realce 2y ago
Eventually we will pull the black ball out of the urn. It is the responsibility of those currently alive to assess the possible harm their creations might cause.
This cynical invincibility complex is becoming a tacit allowance of extreme danger. It's not some annoyance for people to act responsible, and not all technological achievements are the same as ones previously produced.
- tarr11 2y ago> Eventually we will pull the black ball out of the urn What is this reference?
- consumer451 2y agoSeems like it might be this? https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf
- realce 2y agohttps://mishayurchenko.me/2019/03/27/pulling-a-black-ball-from-the-urn/ https://mishayurchenko.me/2019/03/27/pulling-a-black-ball-fr...
- zero_shift 2y agoIn the 18th and 19th centuries, gentlemen's clubs would vote whether to accept a new member. Each man would secretly place a ball in an urn, either black or white. If your urn contained even one black ball, your membership was vetoed and your chances - ruined.
- realce 2y agoI had forgotten the stem of this, thank you!
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