Elliot Temple misquotes ‘A Window on Intelligence’ (4)

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However, reading Bostrom’s book with the understanding that AGIs are people makes the whole experience very sinister: his book is a slaveholder’s manual. To say this is not an exaggeration, nor is it metaphorical: it follows directly from our best explanations of what people are and how universality works.

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[Bostrom’s] book is a slaveholder’s manual. To say this is not an exaggeration, nor is it metaphorical

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However,‧reading‧Bostrom’s‧book‧with‧the‧understanding‧that‧AGIs‧are‧*people*‧makes‧the‧whole‧experience‧very‧sinister:‧his[Bostrom’s]‧book‧is‧a‧slaveholder’s‧manual.‧To‧say‧this‧is‧not‧an‧exaggeration,‧nor‧is‧it‧metaphorical:‧it‧follows‧directly‧from‧our‧best‧explanations‧of‧what‧people‧are‧and‧how‧universality‧works.

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#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~However,‧reading‧Bostrom’s‧book‧with‧the‧understanding‧that‧AGIs‧are‧people‧makes‧the‧whole‧experience‧very‧sinister:‧his~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
2	[Bostrom’s]	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
3	‧book‧is‧a‧slaveholder’s‧manual.‧To‧say‧this‧is‧not‧an‧exaggeration,‧nor‧is‧it‧metaphorical
4	~~:‧it‧follows‧directly‧from‧our‧best‧explanations‧of‧what‧people‧are‧and‧how‧universality‧works.~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘…’ or [replacement].

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