On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Arthur T. Murray wrote: > The quest is as hopeless as it is with human children. > Although Bill Hibbard singles out "the power of super-intelligence" > as the reason why we ought to try to instill morality and friendliness > in our AI offspring, such offspring are made in our own image and > likeness: receptive to parental ideas, but ultimately on their own.
We better not make them in our own image. We can make them with whatever reinforcement values we like, rather than the ones we humans were born with. Hence my often repeated suggestion that they reinforce behaviors according to human happiness. > DISCLAIMERS > - In less than one hour I will go on a mountain day-trip > and not be on-line to answer even the most personal queries. Have fun, Bill ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
