The merit of this post is to taboo nanotech. Practical bottom-up nanotech is simply synthetic biology, and practical top-down nanotech is simply modern chip lithography.
So:
1.) can an AI use synthetic bio as a central ingredient of a plan to wipe out humanity?
Sure.
2.) can an AI use synthetic bio or chip litho a central ingredient of a plan to operate perpetually in a world without humans?
Another merit of the OP might be in pointing out bullshit by Eliezer Yudkowsky/Eric Drexler?
It’s kind of unfortunate if key early figures in the rationalist community introduce some bullshit to the memespace and we never get around to purging it and end up tanking our reputation by regularly appealing to it. Having this sort of post around helps get rid of it.
The merit of this post is to taboo nanotech. Practical bottom-up nanotech is simply synthetic biology, and practical top-down nanotech is simply modern chip lithography. So:
Sure.
Sure
But doesn’t sound as exciting? Good.
Another merit of the OP might be in pointing out bullshit by Eliezer Yudkowsky/Eric Drexler?
It’s kind of unfortunate if key early figures in the rationalist community introduce some bullshit to the memespace and we never get around to purging it and end up tanking our reputation by regularly appealing to it. Having this sort of post around helps get rid of it.