First, an upload isn’t going to “go foom”: a digital substrate doesn’t magically confer superpowers, and early uploads will likely be less powerful than their biological counterparts in several ways.
Second, stopping upload research is not the path of safety, because ultimately we must advance or die.
First, an upload isn’t going to “go foom”: a digital substrate doesn’t magically confer superpowers, and early uploads will likely be less powerful than their biological counterparts in several ways.
Foom is about rate of power increase, not initial power level. Copy/paste isn’t everything, but still a pretty good superpower.
Second, stopping upload research is not the path of safety, because ultimately we must advance or die.
It’s not at all obvious to me that the increased risk of stagnation death outweighs the reduced risk of foom death.
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First, an upload isn’t going to “go foom”: a digital substrate doesn’t magically confer superpowers, and early uploads will likely be less powerful than their biological counterparts in several ways.
Second, stopping upload research is not the path of safety, because ultimately we must advance or die.
Foom is about rate of power increase, not initial power level. Copy/paste isn’t everything, but still a pretty good superpower.
It’s not at all obvious to me that the increased risk of stagnation death outweighs the reduced risk of foom death.
You can’t copy paste hardware; and no, an upload won’t be able to run on a botnet.
Not to mention the bizarre assumption that an uploading patient will turn into a comic book villain whose sole purpose is to conquer the world.
Source?
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