Re: Why would an AI want to be friendly

From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 02:29:45 MDT


Brian D Williams writes:

> Well, there the William Gibson approach from Neuromancer, an
> electromagnetic shotgun wired to it's forehead.
 
What prevents it from making an external system, which will come, kick
your ass and remove the shotgun? Or will just act as a new location
for the AI to tunnel into, leaving behind the original contraption
just an empty shell?
 
> Not advocating this of course.

Indeed. Sounds like a particularly ingenious way to commit suicide.



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