--- 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] ------------------------------------------- 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
