Jim,
You are absolutely correct. Try the following logical definition/meme-map
where all links are tautologies (and therefore transitive)
------------------------->Spread<------------------------
| | |
|
| | |
|
v v v
v
Intelligent <--> Friendly <--> Ethical <--> {Core of all
religions}<-->{Any current religion minus irrational, unethical , stupidities}
^ ^ \ ^ ^
| | \ | |
v v \ v v
Rational<-->Self-Interest {Play Well With Others)<-->Love
The meme itself is a successful implementation of Seed Friendliness (and
Intelligence) if successfully implanted.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Bromer
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:33 PM
Subject: **SPAM** [agi] The Effect of Application of an Idea
I want to quickly mention an idea I had a few years ago. New knowledge can
be thought of as data stored somewhere in some kind of database, but it also
has a greater potential of effect when it used intelligently. New knowledge is
not just a dull object of information to be stored, because it has a potential
to be far reaching when it is used. It even has the potential to change the
course of ones thinking.
Knowledge is varied, and the usefulness, adequacy and accuracy will not be
the same for each piece of information. Some information will constitute a
meaningful idea and some will only constitute a fragment of an idea. Knowledge
constitutes understanding only when it is combined with more knowledge that is
relevant to it and can be used effectively to integrate it into a greater sense
of the subject matter. So even though a piece of knowledge may be recognized
as meaningful, that meaning exists because it can be related to many other
kinds of knowledge.
Knowledge is not just a piece of information that lies dully on a dusty
shelf, so to speak, it has the potential to dynamically relate to other kinds
of knowledge. In my view of advanced AI, knowledge has to play different
computational roles with other kinds of knowledge.
A few years ago, I realized that different kinds of knowledge can have a
varied range of effect when it is applied to other knowledge. Let's say that I
want to store the information that parts x1332-b and z733-c are somehow related
into a database record. If no other kind of information has been stored about
those parts, or if no relations with other relevant information has been
programmed into the database, then that information will exist only as a rather
dull fragment of information that is unrelated to any other information. And
the vast majority of people who will read this will quickly forget that parts
x1332-b and z733-c are somehow related just because it holds so little meaning
for them. On the other hand, if I convince you that you should be a little
more open minded, you might take that thought and apply it to a wide variety of
situations. The difference is that a persuasive argument to change the way you
think about things in general can potentially have a greater effect of
application than a piece of information concerning some trivial fact that is
has little meaning to you.
One of the great things about this theory of the effect of application is
that it can be modeled in a simple closed artificial system and studied, but it
can also subsequently be used in an extension of the system. It is in effect,
a foundation of conceptual integration, and by recognizing the significance of
the theory, I believe that some important new areas of research may be
discovered. The theory can help advanced students imaginatively discover how
ideas can play different roles with other ideas and help them to see beyond the
narrow application of fundamental primitives that dominate (and, in my opinion,
often disable) current research into AGI.
Although the theory can be used as a fundamental primitive in simple
experiments, it can also be used in the definition of extensive conceptual
systems as well. It's beauty that it is not just a fundamental piece of
knowledge; it is also a principle in a theory of conceptualization. Ideas have
effects on other ideas.
Jim Bromer
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