> > > > Rational self-interest does not stop us from knocking down forests to > build > > cities, in spite of all the ants and squirrels that are rendered homeless > or > > dead as a consequence. > >
> Kevin reveals his Hindu/Buddhist roots in his comments on the self. > > Pehaps what I am trying to say is that what AGI needs to aim at is not so > much an independent entity, but a symbiotic partnership between carbon and > silicon intelligences. This gets around the problem of just how you finess > the process of "internalizing" vs. "hard-wiring" benevolence in our future > AGI masters. Gee, is it *that* obvious...Well, we all bring our own roots to this discussion, whatever they may be. Further, I have never heard a good refutation of the idea that a sense of self does not lead to the destructive emotions, so whether its rooted in Buddhist philosophy or not, it is quite valid... I agree with your ultimate objective, the big question is *how* to do it. What is clear is that no one has any idea that seems to be guaranteed to work in creating an AGI with these qualities. We are currently resigned to "let's build it and see what happens." Which is quite scary for some, although not me(this is subject to change) Kevin > > C. David Noziglia > Object Sciences Corporation > 6359 Walker Lane, Alexandria, VA > (703) 253-1095 > > "What is true and what is not? Only God knows. And, maybe, America." > Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi, Special to Arab > News > > "Just because something is obvious doesn't mean it's true." > --- Esmerelda Weatherwax, witch of Lancre > > > ------- > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
