The concept of perpetual association, the "permanent record", causes despair in people's lives every day, although we don't hear about it unless they decide to make sure we hear about it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291673/Raoul-Thomas-Moat-shoots...

One of the main challenges in creating a greater-than-human Artificial Intelligence is ensuring that it’s not evil. When we “turn it on”, we don’t want it to wipe out us out or enslave us. Ideally, we want it to be nice.

The problem is how we can guarantee this.

Trap it

It seems some people fall into the trap of religion when they are looking for something more meaningful in their lives, for example:

* They need moral guidelines and help on how to think ethically.
* They need emotional support and community spirit.
* They need spirituality, and religion offers it in a nice tidy package.

Everywhere I look, I see people being more and more aggressive, careless, arrogant and greedy. Hate seems to be spreading like a disease through our society.

The trouble with negativity, is that it’s infectious. If someone pushes you out of the way to get a seat on the train, you might get angry. Then the next time, you find that you’re the one pushing someone out of the way.