What Émile P. Torres thinks about consciousness

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Philosopher and historian of human extinction. Published a book defending existential-risk reduction in 2017, then became the most-cited critic of longtermism, the view that the overriding moral priority is fulfilling humanity's long-term potential.

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1. 24 Oct 2017

   Our readingA superintelligence needs no consciousness, emotions or malice to be dangerous; a goal system slightly misaligned with ours is enough.

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   Their wordsA superintelligence whose goal system is even slightly misaligned with ours could, being far more powerful than any human or human institution, bring about human extinction for the very same reason that construction workers routinely slaughter large populations of ants.

   ↗Why superintelligence is a threat that should be taken seriouslythebulletin.org 2nd of 2 in this piece