I like that argument. Also, it is clear that humans can invent better algorithms to do specialized things. Even if an AGI couldn't think up better versions of itself, it would be able to do the equivalent of equipping itself with fancy calculators.
--Abram On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:04 PM, j.k. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 08/28/2008 04:47 PM, Matt Mahoney wrote: >> >> The premise is that if humans can create agents with above human >> intelligence, then so can they. What I am questioning is whether agents at >> any intelligence level can do this. I don't believe that agents at any level >> can recognize higher intelligence, and therefore cannot test their >> creations. > > The premise is not necessary to arrive at greater than human intelligence. > If a human can create an agent of equal intelligence, it will rapidly become > more intelligent (in practical terms) if advances in computing technologies > continue to occur. > > An AGI with an intelligence the equivalent of a 99.9999-percentile human > might be creatable, recognizable and testable by a human (or group of > humans) of comparable intelligence. That same AGI at some later point in > time, doing nothing differently except running 31 million times faster, will > accomplish one genius-year of work every second. I would argue that by any > sensible definition of intelligence, we would have a greater-than-human > intelligence that was not created by a being of lesser intelligence. > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
