Damien Sullivan wrote: > Quite possibly. But my point is that the evolutionary root _and_ > guiding principle would be that of a (Unix, ahem) shell.
Are you nuts? Unix is the most user-hostile system still in common use! PUKE!!! I use DOS for cryin out loud! (DOS is my benchmark OS.) > Intuitions along the lines of "it's self-aware, it's alive, of course > it's going to be self-centered and free-willed, and if not that's > slavery" are I think based in our own history and don't carry over. Yes, indeed... Your computer will remain a lump of silicon untill you instruct it otherwise. ;) So the trick is to find the set of motovators which yield the desired behavior. My position is that you don't really need friendly AI, you simply need to neglect to include the "take over world" motovator... -- Linux programmers: the only people in the world who know how to make Microsoft programmers look competent. http://users.rcn.com/alangrimes/ ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
