Vladimir_Nesov comments on Bostrom, “Existential Risk Prevention as the Most Important Task for Humanity” (Dec. 2011)

Vladimir_Nesov 12 Dec 2011 1:30 UTC
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More to the point, UFAIs are also “Earth‐originating intelligent life”.
- Solvent 12 Dec 2011 5:14 UTC
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  I agree with “Earth originating” and “intelligent”, but perhaps not “life”.
  - timtyler 12 Dec 2011 11:52 UTC
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    I agree with “Earth originating” and “intelligent”, but perhaps not “life”.
    
    If not, then the definition of life being used is probably wrong.
    
    Perhaps try something more like: life is that which persists via copying.