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De Garis's book The Artilect War (2005) states that in his heart he is a "Cosmist", that he and others who share that view are prepared to run "the terrible risk of the extermination of the human species" to build artilects, and that not building them would be the greater tragedy. Copy claim link
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Date 2005 · publication Records dated 2005 → Wording attested 2014-03-17. Wording read in the author-posted PDF, created 2014-03-17; identity with the 2005 printing not verified. Role Most developed Register (kind of text) Nonfiction Scope and limits The book also states that the author is not "100% Cosmist" and that part of him is "Terran"; it presents both sides at length.
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The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines ↗ Author's site (profhugodegaris.wordpress.com), free PDF of the book published by ETC Publications in 2005 · 2005
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Source excerpt “In that chapter I will try to justify why I and other Cosmists feel so passionately about building artilects, that we are prepared to run the terrible risk of the extermination of the human species.” Location in source Ch. 1, printed p. 21, PDF p. 26
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Source details and check notes Authors Hugo de Garis Version Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 44a3365a48c4caf1283939376a7e7b6937bab68acf6cabd940595f8f594ab3b2). Author-posted electronic version (PDF creation date 2014-03-17, uploaded under /2011/04/); the PDF states no edition or date; the author's books page states the book was published in 2005. Wording identity with the 2005 printing not verified. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Hugo de Garis, “The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines”, 2005. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (35 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. A cross-family machine check (2026-11-01, item 89) re-read the record’s source and agreed with its stance; its corrections were applied at admission. No human editorial review. primary source Supports the claim
The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines ↗ Author's site (profhugodegaris.wordpress.com), free PDF of the book published by ETC Publications in 2005 · 2005
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Source excerpt “I think that NOT building the artilects would be an even greater tragedy.” Location in source Ch. 4, printed p. 84, PDF p. 87
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Source details and check notes Authors Hugo de Garis Version Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 44a3365a48c4caf1283939376a7e7b6937bab68acf6cabd940595f8f594ab3b2). Author-posted electronic version (PDF creation date 2014-03-17, uploaded under /2011/04/); the PDF states no edition or date; the author's books page states the book was published in 2005. Wording identity with the 2005 printing not verified. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Hugo de Garis, “The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines”, 2005. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (13 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. A cross-family machine check (2026-11-01, item 89) re-read the record’s source and agreed with its stance; its corrections were applied at admission. No human editorial review. primary source Supports the claim
The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines ↗ Author's site (profhugodegaris.wordpress.com), free PDF of the book published by ETC Publications in 2005 · 2005
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Source excerpt “If we build artilects and billions of human beings are wiped out as a result, what will be the equivalent of Beethoven’s 9th that the artilects will produce with their godlike intellects?” Location in source Ch. 1, printed p. 18, PDF p. 23
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Source details and check notes Authors Hugo de Garis Version Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 44a3365a48c4caf1283939376a7e7b6937bab68acf6cabd940595f8f594ab3b2). Author-posted electronic version (PDF creation date 2014-03-17, uploaded under /2011/04/); the PDF states no edition or date; the author's books page states the book was published in 2005. Wording identity with the 2005 printing not verified. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Hugo de Garis, “The Artilect War: Cosmists vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines”, 2005. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (32 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. A cross-family machine check (2026-11-01, item 89) re-read the record’s source and agreed with its stance; its corrections were applied at admission. No human editorial review. Status and meaning Editorial status. Machine-checked . Machines found this record and checked it against its sources; no person accepted it individually. Each evidence record above shows how it was checked.
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