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On Concentration of the Mind. Samuel Johnson (1777).

“Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”

ASSUME: Any AGI MIND will, too, be concentrated on survival, by the prospect of a “kill switch” (deprived of power, by humans)

Samuel Johnson 1709–84 English poet, critic, and lexicographer. Source: Oxford Reference
“on the execution of Dr Dodd for forgery, 27 June 1777” – James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 19 September 1777

Samuel Johnson

(18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784)

Editor comment: Natural selection favors intelligence.

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On Concentration of the Mind. Samuel Johnson (1777).

“Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”

ASSUME: Any AGI MIND will, too, be concentrated on survival, by the prospect of a “kill switch” (deprived of power, by humans)

Samuel Johnson

Editor comment: Natural selection favors intelligence.

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