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There's nothing specific to GMOs that makes them patentable. Hybrid seeds can be patented, irradiated seeds can be patented, both of which are allowed to be labeled as organic.

I didn't. But there's no evidence that any approved GMOs are harmful in any way.

The issue is that there's no scientific reason to be opposed to GMOs. They're perfectly safe to eat and not worse for the environment. The organic lobby has successfully demonized …

Computer scientists rediscover punctuated equilibrium?

Obviously we don't actually need a superintelligence to make paper clips, it's just an example to illustrate that an AI won't do what you want it to do if you program its motivatio…