Er, characterising someone who disagrees with you on a technical point as “obnoxious” is not terribly great manners in itself! I never compared destroying the world by accident with terrorism—you appear to be projecting. However, I am not especially interested in the conversation being dragged into the gutter in this way.
If you did have a good argument favouring closed source software and reduced transparency I think there has been a reasonable chance to present it. However, if you can’t even be civil, perhaps you should consider waiting until you can.
I gave an argument that open-sourcing AI would increase the risk of the world being destroyed by accident. You said
I note that Anders Sandberg recently included: “Otherwise the terrorists will win!” …in his list of of signs that you might be looking at a weak moral argument.
I presented the mismatch between this statement and my argument as evidence that you had misunderstood what I was saying. In your reply,
I never compared destroying the world by accident with terrorism—you appear to be projecting.
You are misunderstanding me again. I think I’ve already said all that needs to be said, but I can’t clear up confusion if you keep attacking straw men rather than asking questions.
Er, characterising someone who disagrees with you on a technical point as “obnoxious” is not terribly great manners in itself! I never compared destroying the world by accident with terrorism—you appear to be projecting. However, I am not especially interested in the conversation being dragged into the gutter in this way.
If you did have a good argument favouring closed source software and reduced transparency I think there has been a reasonable chance to present it. However, if you can’t even be civil, perhaps you should consider waiting until you can.
I gave an argument that open-sourcing AI would increase the risk of the world being destroyed by accident. You said
I presented the mismatch between this statement and my argument as evidence that you had misunderstood what I was saying. In your reply,
You are misunderstanding me again. I think I’ve already said all that needs to be said, but I can’t clear up confusion if you keep attacking straw men rather than asking questions.