Matt, > > >believe that you can control your thoughts and actions, > > > > I don't. Seems unlikely. > > > > > and fear death > > > > Some people accept things they cannot (or don't know how to) change > > without getting emotional. > > > > >because if you did not have these beliefs you would not propagate > > your DNA. It is not possible for > > any human to believe otherwise. > > > > False > > This is an example of my assertion that you believe you can control your > thoughts. You believe you can override your instincts (one of which is this > belief that you can). If you really believed that hunger was not real or that > you could turn it off, then you would stop eating. But you don't.
I don't think intelligence can successfully emerge in worlds that aren't driven by causality = I believe we are being forced to do_&_believe whatever we do_&_believe. Still, it's IMO OK to say "person P1 did X & P2 Y" instead of "the Universe did X & Y through P1 & P2" or so. > > >But logically you know that your brain is just a machine, or else AGI would > > not be possible. > > > > I disagree with your logic because human brain does things AGI does > > not need to do AND the stuff the AGI needs to do does not need to be > > done the way brain does it. But I don't deny that human brain is a > > [kind of] machine. We just don't understand all parts of it well > > enough for upload - which is not really a problem for AGI development. > > It is a big problem if AGI takes the form of recursively self improving > intelligence that is not in the form of augmented human brains. RSI is an > evolutionary algorithm that favors rapid reproduction and acquisition of > computing resources, nothing else. Humans would be seen as competitors. > If humans are to survive, then we must become the AGI by upgrading our brains > or uploading. We just need to control AGIs goal system. > But if consciousness does not exist... obviously, it does exist. Regards, Jiri Jelinek ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=63801573-337715
