On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 10:53 AM, rg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Is anyone discussing what to do in the future when we > have made AGIs? I thought that was part of why > the singularity institute was made ? > > Note, that I am not saying we should not make them! > Because someone will regardless of what we decide. > > I am asking for what should do to prepare for it! > and also how we should affect the creation of AGIs? > > Here's some questions, I hope I am not the first to come up with. > > * Will they be sane? > * Will they just be smart enough to pretend to be sane? > until...they do not have to anymore. > > * Should we let them decide for us ? > If not should we/can we restrict them ? > > * Can they feel any empathy for us ? > If not, again should we try to manipulate/force them to > act like they do? > > * Our society is very dependent on computer systems > everywhere and its increasing!!! > Should we let the AGIs have access to the internet ? > If not is it even possible to restrict an AGI that can think super fast > is a super genious and also has a lot of raw computer power? > That most likely can find many solutions to get internet access... > (( I can give many crazy examples on how if anyone doubts)) > > * What should we "stupid" organics do to prepare ? > Reduce our dependency? > > * Should a scientist, that do not have true ethical values be allowed to > do AGI research ? > Someone that just pretend to be ethical, someone that just wants the > glory and the > Nobel price....someone that answers the statement: It is insane With: > Oh its just needs > some adjustment, don't worry :) > > * What is the military doing ? Should we raise public awareness to gain > insight? > I guess all can imagine why this is important.. > > The only answers I have found to what can truly control/restrict an AGI > smarter than us > are few.. > > - Another AGI > - Total isolation > > So anyone thinking about this? > > > > > You seem rather concerned about this. I don't agree that concern is > warranted, at least not if that concern becomes negative or painful. Now, > the magisterium of contemporary scientific culture would stone me with > condescending thoughts of "how silly... a folksy ignoramus" for saying or > even thinking this.. but..... just as hands are for grabbing and eyes are > for seeing, final cause is not hard at all to intuit. You can't find it > with an instrument, but it is right there in front of you if you look for > it. Having said that, if you can accept that eyes are for seeing, then it > is not too hard to intuit that we are, on some level, aside from our > individual journeys perhaps, for building a medium for a noosphere. Said > another way, the next step in the evolution from rock to pure living > information is, I think, the WWW as AGI, probably with nanobots and direct > interface with human brains.. Or maybe not. My point is only that it is > obvious that we are heading towards something really quickly, with > unstoppable inertia, and unless some world tyrant crushed all freedoms and > prevented everyone from doing what they are doing, there is no way that it > is not going to happen. So, enjoy, and be an observer to the show. The > ending is easy to predict so don't worry (excessively) about the details. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > http://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >
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