That sounds like a useful purpose. Yeh, I don't believe in fast and quick methods either.. but also humans tend to overestimate their own capabilities, so it will probably take more time than predicted.
On 9/3/08, William Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/8/28 Valentina Poletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Got ya, thanks for the clarification. That brings up another question. > Why > > do we want to make an AGI? > > > > > > To understand ourselves as intelligent agents better? It might enable > us to have decent education policy, rehabilitation of criminals. > > Even if we don't make human like AGIs the principles should help us > understand ourselves, just as optics of the lens helped us understand > the eye and aerodynamics of wings helps us understand bird flight. > > It could also gives us more leverage, more brain power on the planet > to help solve the planets problems. > > This is all predicated on the idea that fast take off is pretty much > impossible. It is possible then all bets are off. > > Will > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- A true friend stabs you in the front. - O. Wilde Einstein once thought he was wrong; then he discovered he was wrong. For every complex problem, there is an answer which is short, simple and wrong. - H.L. Mencken ------------------------------------------- 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
