--- Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where do top level goals come from? > > Lets say evolution for the purposes of argument.
If there are competing groups of agents, then evolution will favor goals that promote survival of the group (for example, self sacrifice). If there is only one group, then this evolution does not occur. If the group goal is inappropriate and the group dies, there is nothing to take its place. Fortunately I don't think your scenario of full cooperation is possible. Selfish agents will have an advantage if they can evade the Friendliness police, like cancer cells that evolve to evade the immune system. You need competition between groups to evolve strategies to defeat cancer. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- 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/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=95818715-a78a9b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
