--- On Mon, 12/29/08, John G. Rose <[email protected]> wrote:

> > What does consciousness have to do with the rest of your argument?
> > 
> 
> Multi-agent systems should need individual consciousness to
> achieve advanced
> levels of collective intelligence. So if you are
> programming a multi-agent
> system, potentially a compressor, having consciousness in
> the agents could
> have an intelligence amplifying effect instead of having
> non-conscious
> agents. Or some sort of primitive consciousness component
> since higher level
> consciousness has not really been programmed yet. 
> 
> Agree?

No. What do you mean by "consciousness"?

Some people use "consciousness" and intelligence" interchangeably. If that is 
the case, then you are just using a circular argument. If not, then what is the 
difference?

-- Matt Mahoney, [email protected]



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