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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Minsky's new article
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In article <1994Nov7.010450.26534@news.media.mit.edu> minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky) writes:
>gyro@netcom.com (Scott L. Burson) writes:

>> Whether such articles as Marvin's really have negative consequences
>> for AI funding I have no idea, but I think it's a valid concern for
>> Sean to be raising.  > >-- Scott Burson
>
>Really, now?  I missed this on the first pass.  We have a name for
>when a person proposes not to discuss an important subject because it
>could lead to financial loss. It is called conflict of interest, and
>in intellectual affairs is considered unethical.

What is this supposed to mean?  That if Sean thinks your article will
have negative consequences it's unethical for him to say so?

-- jd
