Today's post, Total Tech Wars was originally published on November 29, 2008. A summary:

Unpleasant situations can arise if people believe that the development of some sort of AI is likely to be a big win for the developers, and a big loss for everyone else. Avoid the possibility of a total war between development groups by avoiding framing the conversation about AI in that way.

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