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Engineering Hell...
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The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All TimeOne day, LessWrong user Roko postulated a thought experiment: What if, in the future, a somewhat malevolent AI were to come about and punish those who did not do its bidding? What if there were a way for this AI to punish people today who are not helping it come into existence later?
In that case, weren’t the readers of LessWrong right then being given the choice of either helping that evil AI come into existence or being condemned to suffer? [ link to www.slate.com] ]Some futurists make the case for paradise engineering — the use of advanced technologies, particularly consciousness uploading and virtual reality, to create a heaven on Earth. But if you can create heaven, you can create hell. It's a prospect that's particularly chilling when you consider lifespans of indefinite length, along with the nearly boundless possibilities for psychological and physical anguish. [ link to io9.com] [ link to www.youtube.com (secure)]  Quoting: Seer777 Can't take it back. We learn that, early on. [ link to www.youtube.com (secure)]
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