On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Jason Resch <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> > > a true super intelligence may never perform any actions, as its trapped >> in never being certain (and knowing it never can be certain) that its >> actions are right. > > > Why in the world would a intelligent agent need to be certain before it > could act? > > John K Clark > I think some assume a superintelligence would act in the way intelligent people are sometimes caricatured in popular culture: emotionless, obsessional, valuing knowledge and certainty above all else. But an intelligent person may act as unwisely as a stupid person, even if in full knowledge of the consequences. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
