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Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)

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"The orthogonality thesis is false. Source: Rick and Morty" Why does anyone take this writeup seriously?

First time encountering a Maciej idlewords post, huh? He doesn't even take himself seriously. That also doesn't stop him from being an excellent and thoughtful writer.

Re: Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)

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He lacks humility about minds that humans cannot comprehend

Same argument can be applied by believers to God. If we can't comprehend something, then we should be careful when talking about it.

"That whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent" ~ Wittgenstein

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