Hi David
What of the possibility, Ben, of an Asimov-like reaction to the
possibility of thinking machines that compete with humans? It's the
kind of dumb, Man-Was-Not-Meant-to-Go-There, scenario we see all the
time on Sci-Fi Channel productions, but it is plausible, especially in
a world where so many people still haven't accepted that technology has
improved lives, ignoring the evidence of much of their own environment.
If the next big thing (advanced AGI) were to treat us like we treat the
species we've advanced over, then I'd say humans have good reason
to be nervous.
But I think the solution is for humans and AGIs to grow up together and
for AGIs to have to develop with well developed ethical
capabilities/standards.
Is anybody working on building ethical capacity into AGI from the
ground up?
As I mentioned to Ben yesterday, AGIs without ethics could end up
being the next decade's e-viruses (on steriods).
Cheers, Philip
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