> From: Matt Mahoney [mailto:[email protected]] > > --- On Sun, 12/28/08, John G. Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So maybe for improved genetic > > algorithms used for obtaining max compression there needs to be a > > consciousness component in the agents? Just an idea.... I think there > is > > potential for distributed consciousness inside of command line > compressors > > :) > > No, consciousness (as the term is commonly used) is the large set of > properties of human mental processes that distinguish life from death, > such as ability to think, learn, experience, make decisions, take > actions, communicate, etc. It is only relevant as an independent > concept to agents that have a concept of death and the goal of avoiding > it. The only goal of a compressor is to predict the next input symbol. >
Well that's a question. Does death somehow enhance a lifeforms' collective intelligence? Agents competing over finite resources.. I'm wondering if there were multi-agent evolutionary genetics going on would there be a finite resource of which there would be a relation to the collective goal of predicting the next symbol. Agent knowledge is not only passed on in their genes, it is also passed around to other agents.... Does agent death hinder advances in intelligence or enhance it? And then would the intelligence collected thus be applicable to the goal. And if so, consciousness may be valuable. John ------------------------------------------- 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=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
