> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Philip Sutton > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [agi] AGI's and emotions > > > Hi Ben, > > Why would an AGI be driven to achieve *general* harmony between > inner and outer worlds - rather than just specific cases of congruence?
If one of its guiding principles is to seek maximum joy -- and (as I've hypothesized) the intensity of a quale is proportional to the "size" of the pattern to which the quale is attached -- then it will seek general harmony because this is a bigger pattern than more specialized harmony. > Why would a desire for specific cases of congruence between the inner > and outer worlds lead an AGI (that is not programmed or trained to do > so) to appreciate (desire??) to want to be at one with the *universe* > (when you use that term do you mean the Universe or just the outer > world?)? The desire for inner/outer congruence is a special case of the desire for pattern-finding, as manifested in the desires for Growth and Joy that I've posited as desirable guiding principles... > And is a desire to seek *general* congruence between the inner and > outser world via changing the world rather changing the self a good > recipe for creating a megalomaniac? This is the sort of reason why I don't posit Joy and Growth in themselves as the ideal ethic. Adding Choice ot the mix provides a principle-level motivation not to impose one's own will upon the universe without considering the wills of others as well... ben g ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
