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Comment by elcritch

William Gibson called, I believe he wishes to discuss a new novel with you.

But seriously while amazing in potential, having semi-intelligent contracts running around indefinitely would eventually have to cause havoc. Either by the “Paperip Maximizer” effect [1] or just having a huge weight dragging down the economy from accruing smart contracts.

1: https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer

parent elcritch 8 years ago

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