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points by fauchletenerum 23 hours ago | 0 comments

> computational tasks will be less of a bottleneck in the overall progress of the world (which, by the way, is great, and extremely valuable).

Won't they also be less of a bottleneck in the destruction of the world as well? i.e. the power grid, the financial system, industrial control systems, military command and control networks, etc.

[–] plaidfuji 17 hours ago

Same is true of every other technology ever invented. Even medical advancements wielded by a malevolent power just serve to keep their army healthier. All of the other technologies you listed, in the “wrong hands”, contribute to the destruction of the world.