On 9/30/07, Edward W. Porter wrote: > > I think you, Don Detrich, and many others on this list believe that, for at > least a couple of years, it's still pretty safe to go full speed ahead on > AGI research and development. It appears from the below post that both you > and Don agree AGI can potentially present grave problems (which > distinguished Don from some on this list who make fun of anyone who even > considers such dangers). It appears the major distinction between the two > of you is whether, and how much, we should talk and think about the > potential dangers of AGI in the next few years. >
Take the Internet, WWW and Usenet as an example. Nobody gave a thought to security while they were being developed. They were delighted and amazed that the thing worked at all. Now look at the swamp we have now. Botnets, viruses, trojans, phishing, DOS attacks, illegal software, illegal films, illegal music, pornography of every kind, etc. (Just wish I had a pornograph to play it on). BillK ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=48269918-e87cb0
