Who created the Sysop Scenario?
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky of the Singularity Institute was the first to envision the basic outline and call it the Sysop Scenario (see his original take on it here), although others may have had similar ideas in the past. The Sysop Scenario continues to evolve as people ponder its precepts and debate the questions that arise. The Shock Level Four mailing list has been the main location for such discourse, and this FAQ is largely a synthesis of these discussions.
