David Noziglia wrote: > It is a common belief that game theory has shown that it is > advantageous to > be selfish and nasty. I assume that the members of this group > know that is > wrong, that game theory has in fact shown that in a situation of repeated > interaction, it is more advantageous from a strictly self-interested > viewpoint to make nice and cooperate. This is a simplistic description of > the Nash Equilibrium. > > Of course, Smith's Evolutionarily Stable Sets then show that there are > situations when betrayal then becomes of greater advantage to an > individual, > so we can't count on a Nash calculation to lead any and all AGI's to make > nice and keep their human companions comfortable.
These are all interesting and important results. However, I think you'll agree that the situation of a group of agents, some of which are improving their intelligence and modifying their nature dramatically at a rapid pace [the likely situation with future AGI's], is a bit different from the assumptions underlying the simulations you mention... !! ben ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/
