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Subject Roko's Basilisk theory is scary as hell but makes perfect sense...

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Original Message To understand the thing I suggest you read the whole article.

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A thought experiment called "Roko's Basilisk" takes the
notion of world-ending artificial intelligence to a new
extreme, suggesting that all-powerful robots may one day
torture those who didn't help them come into existence sooner.

Within the parameters of this thought experiment, there's a
compelling case to be made that you, as you read these words
now, are a computer simulation that's been generated by this
AI as it researches your life.

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