2008/6/23 Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008/6/22 William Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> 2008/6/22 Vladimir Nesov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Well since intelligence explosions haven't happened previously in our >> light cone, it can't be a simple physical pattern > > Probably the last "intelligence explosion" - a relatively rapid > increase in the degree of adaptability capabile of being exhibited by > an organism - was the appearance of the first Homo sapiens. The > number and variety of tools created by Homo sapiens compared to > earlier hominids indicate that this was one of the great leaps forward > in history (probably greatly facilitated by a more elaborate language > ability).
I am using intelligence explosion to mean what would Eliezer mean by it. See http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/06/optimization-an.html#more I.e. something never seen on this planet. I am sceptical of whether such a process is theoretically possible. Will Pearson ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=106510220-47b225 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
