On Dec 8, 2007, at 7:34 PM, John G. Rose wrote:
It'd be interesting, I kind of wonder about this sometimes, if an AGI,
especially one that is heavily complex systems based would
independently
come up with the existence some form of a deity. Different human
cultures
come up with deity(s), for many reasons; I'm just wondering if it is
like
some sort of mathematical entity that is natural to incompleteness and
complexity (simulation?) or is it just exclusively a biological
thing based
on related limitations.
I am more curious whether a self-improving AGI is likely to attain
many characteristics associated with a deity. That seems rather
likely at least relative to less capable beings. If the AGI actually
runs virtual worlds then the parallels between it an a deity become
stronger. Who knows. We may eventually upload into such a AGI Mind
and in some guise become One with It.
An AGI is going to banging its head against the same limitations
that we
know of though it will find ways around them or redefine limits.
Like the
speed of light, if it can't figure out a way around this it's stuck.
Indeed. Some form of instaneous information transfer would be
required for unlimited growth. If it also turned out that true time
travel was possible then things would get really spooky. Alpha and
Omega. Mind without end.
- samanttha
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