For W.B.E. P.R. I was mostly thinking of I.B.M. - though they say they have different motives (besides W.B.E., I mean).
Robin Hanson is an oddity—from my perspective. He wrote an early paper on the topic, and perhaps his views got anchored long ago.
The thing I notice about Hanson’s involvement is that he uses uploads to argue for the continued relevance of economics and marketplaces—and other material he has invested in. In the type of not-so-competitive future envisaged by others, economics will still be relevant—but not in quite the same way.
Anyway, Robin Hanson being interested in uploads-first counts in their favour—because of who Robin Hanson is. However, it isn’t so big a point in their favour that it overcomes all the uploads-first crazyness and implausibility.
For W.B.E. P.R. I was mostly thinking of I.B.M. - though they say they have different motives (besides W.B.E., I mean).
Robin Hanson is an oddity—from my perspective. He wrote an early paper on the topic, and perhaps his views got anchored long ago.
The thing I notice about Hanson’s involvement is that he uses uploads to argue for the continued relevance of economics and marketplaces—and other material he has invested in. In the type of not-so-competitive future envisaged by others, economics will still be relevant—but not in quite the same way.
Anyway, Robin Hanson being interested in uploads-first counts in their favour—because of who Robin Hanson is. However, it isn’t so big a point in their favour that it overcomes all the uploads-first crazyness and implausibility.