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coldtea on Dec 22, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People

>But it only takes one intelligent agent that wants to self-improve for the scary thing to happen.

Only if all sorts of other conditions (several of which are mentioned in the post) also apply. Merely "wanting to self-improve" is not enough.

flukus on Dec 23, 2016 [–]

Wouldn't a constant desire to self improve mean a constant desire for more energy? That would bring it into conflict with other beings that want that energy.

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