RE: [agi] Re: Asimov-like reaction ?

2002-11-04 Thread Ben Goertzel
Bill Hibbard wrote: > Human and animal brains have mostly selfish values, but > there is no good reason to design artificial brains with > selfish values. I'd like to see values based on human > happiness, as recognized in human faces, voices and body > language. > > The danger is that reinforceme

Re: [agi] Re: Asimov-like reaction ?

2002-11-04 Thread Bill Hibbard
Hi Philip, > 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 et

RE: [agi] Re: Asimov-like reaction ?

2002-11-04 Thread Ben Goertzel
> > 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 My thoughts on this are at www.goertzel.org/dynapsyc/2002/AIMorality.htm

[agi] Re: Asimov-like reaction ?

2002-11-04 Thread Michael Roy Ames
Philip, IRT: > > Is anybody working on building ethical capacity into AGI from > the ground up? > Yes. Checkout www.singinst.org, particularly the Friendly AI initiative. > > As I mentioned to Ben yesterday, AGIs without ethics could end > up being the next decade's e-viruses (on steriods).

[agi] Re: Asimov-like reaction ?

2002-11-04 Thread Philip Sutton
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 worl