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> It would basically need to be a Bond villain. Exactly. We're not talking about rational agents anymore, it's about lowering the barrier of entry both financi
by Udo 13y ago
> It would basically need to be a Bond villain.
Exactly. We're not talking about rational agents anymore, it's about lowering the barrier of entry both financially and technologically so ordinary (arguably insane) people can become Bond villains on a shoestring budget. There are a lot of possible motivations why a person might do this, for example being a religious nutjob, or because date night took a turn for the worse.
- MichaelGG 13y agoThey could be rational. A perfect virus that infects every animal on earth and then instantly kills them would decrease the suffering to zero. It's not hard to imagine utility functions where eliminating every human (or animal) is the best choice of action. Unfortunately, in reality, such attacks are likely to cause huge amounts of suffering which muddies the water. But if there was a magic button to press that'd instantly eliminate all life on earth, I think it'd only be fair to push it.