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		btilly on Nov 27, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The impossibility of intelligence explosion I don't want that world either. But achieving it is a wet dream for a business. The challenge that Elon Musk et al are warning us about is what role will humans have after we achieve this dystopia.

AnimalMuppet on Nov 27, 2017 [–]

> But achieving it is a wet dream for a business.

I don't know about that. Businesses depend on manipulating our emotions in order to get us to buy stuff.

btilly on Nov 27, 2017 | [–]

You can successfully manipulate emotions without having any of your own. Recommendation engines are getting really good at it.

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