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Previously on "And you thought global warming was bad"

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Wouldn't the intelligent machines figure out tax loopholes, or play dumb when any tax inspectors are around?
    It would probably incorporate into a limited company domiciled in the Cayman islands, the bastards!

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

    We can solve this easily, as we have with AGW.

    Put a tax on intelligent machines. The dumber the machine, the lower the tax.

    Sorted.
    Wouldn't the intelligent machines figure out tax loopholes, or play dumb when any tax inspectors are around?

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  • DimPrawn
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    We can solve this easily, as we have with AGW.

    Put a tax on intelligent machines. The dumber the machine, the lower the tax.

    Sorted.

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  • doodab
    started a topic And you thought global warming was bad

    And you thought global warming was bad

    Skynet is coming....

    The consequences might be potentially catastrophic, but there is great disagreement and uncertainty about this — radically positive outcomes are also possible
    Machines will achieve human-level intelligence in the 2028 to 2150 range: poll | KurzweilAI

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