The actual world is neither classical nor quantum. It's real. This confusion is what I call Fiat Thinking. Let's resist the temptation to confuse the map for the territory and lose our common sense. By the logic of Nic's framework here, we should expend unlimited energy on any apocalyptic bugaboo. In this age of bubbles and apocalypse fear marketing, that's not a great idea. Nic's 10 arguments are all arguments from consensus.
QC isn't coming. AGI isn't coming. There is no logical reason to believe that either is even possible. They are both pure articles of faith.
I like Nic, but this is a swing and a miss.
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