X-Message-Number: 15922
From: "john grigg" <>
Subject: an apology
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 03:03:00 

Sabine,

I wish to publicly apologize for any given offense.  I did not mean with my 
"heil big brother AI" comment to consciously infer the government of Germany 
in the late thirties and early forties.  I had in my conscious mind the 
world Orwell created in his classic novel "1984."  But unconsciously I 
brought up the word heil while forgetting the national origin of it since in 
the minds of so many it epitomizes evil mass movements everywhere.

I realize you and others at the Singularity Institute believe AI can and 
must be developed to benefit humanity.  And ultimately I think if highly 
advanced AI does hurt humanity it will be due to the fact that other humans 
designed and instructed them to do so.  I hope our race will have the wisdom 
to treat our yet unborn mind children with the respect and even love which 
they will deserve.

very best wishes,

John



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