On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Valentina Poletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Vlad, this was my point in the control e-mail, I didn't express it quite as > clearly, partly because coming from a different background I use a slightly > different language. > > Also, Steve made another good point here: loads of people at any moment do > whatever they can to block the advancement and progress of human beings as > it is now. How will those people react to a progress as advanced as AGI? > That's why I keep stressing the social factor in intelligence as very > important part to consider. >
No, it's not important, unless these people start to pose a serious threat to the project. You need to care about what is the correct answer, not what is a popular one, in the case where popular answer is dictated by ignorance. P.S. AGI? I'm again not sure what we are talking about here. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://causalityrelay.wordpress.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
