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"Science" as it relates to thread discussions here does not mean "something that I can plausibly argue is possible based on our current...

To clarify, the moderators reviewed the thread and determined that it belongs better in this forum, since the discussion is not really...

I'll make a single comment on something you mentioned. First, note that I was one of the first in this thread to mention the problem of...

Me too. I don't understand why Dave wanted to derail the conversation.

I'm out!

It is implicit. You picked the single hardest problem in all creation. It stands to reason that any simpler problem will be solved...

Attempting to raise kids without language (or even without full language immersion) will result in cryptophasia. With or without moral...

But that premise makes no sense and nobody said it, "any problem" is not even a defined concept. When I said "a- Demonstrably capable...

No one is starting with that premise. Let's assume that the project to colonize planet B takes place from 2500-3000. I.e. in the...

Why do you think that?

We can all agree that if: a- We have demonstrably capable AI b- Human life can be created without human intervention (except for the...

If humans in the future are serious about moving to a new planet, then they are going to have to take some hard decisions. That's...

Well, in this case we'll have to settle for thinking, "At least they have the AI; it would be worse if they didn't even have that." I...

How could you ethically test that?

Absolutely. For many reasons. The main one being reduced payload. The idea of carrying several generations of living, breeding humans...