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.Benjamin Bratton argues Yudkowsky misunderstands evolution, and explains why AI may never converge into one giant superintelligence: "Without being too spicy, I don't think Yudkowsky really understands evolution as well as he thinks he does." "It’s a very low-resolution understanding of evolutionary dynamics applied to what will inevitably be...

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@bratton 💯💯💯

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"A copy is just an identical image. There is the possibility that a single virus could destroy an entire set of systems and copies do not give rise to variety and originality. Life perpetuates itself through diversity and this includes the ability to sacrifice itself when necessary."

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@bratton honest q: what had you smiling right after he says he has a spicy take that yudkowsky might not understand evolutionary biology?

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"But biology has never arrived at a solution where it’s going to make one giant instantiation of a particular form of mind and consolidate everything together." @grok what about myceliums and certain plant species? Besides this statement is quite arrogant, we certainly do not know everything

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@bratton The future is clouded. Prophecies are often misinterpreted.

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@bratton This is not biology.

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