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They aren’t 20-30 years old - they are 160 years old. Samuel Butler wrote Erewhon in 1872 - which was based on an essay he wrote about RSI and superintelligenc
by madaxe_again 3d ago
They aren’t 20-30 years old - they are 160 years old.
Samuel Butler wrote Erewhon in 1872 - which was based on an essay he wrote about RSI and superintelligence - in 1863.
- bananaflag 3d agoI know, yes. I was talking about the current Bostrom/Yudkowsky iteration. Re Butler, you may enjoy this Chesterton pastiche if you haven't already: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/04/01/g-k-chesterton-on-ai-risk/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/04/01/g-k-chesterton-on-ai-r...
- madaxe_again 3d agoThanks - that was an excellent read!