Re: About the Nine Misunderstandings post [WAS Re: [singularity] I'm just not sure how well...]

2008-04-11 Thread BillK
will be unstoppable. But future AGI will have to be created *first* and it is intended to protect against misuse of AGI, as in computer viruses. BillK --- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http

Re: [singularity] Vista/AGI

2008-03-16 Thread BillK
out the door, so the mugs (sorry, customers) could continue pouring money into Microsoft. Don't use that as a basis for estimates of any kind. BillK --- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com

Re: [singularity] Wrong focus?

2008-02-01 Thread BillK
universe. Who needs a real body? BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604id_secret=92620471-46284f

Re: [singularity] Why SuperAGI's Could Never Be That Smart

2007-10-29 Thread BillK
what the AGI says will be bad for them to get. BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604id_secret=58706146-5e20b8

Re: [singularity] CONJECTURE OR TRUTH

2007-10-26 Thread BillK
unfathomable purposes. It's just a theory like any other. BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604id_secret=57806640-1f46af

Re: [singularity] Re: CEV

2007-10-26 Thread BillK
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Re: [singularity] AI is almost here (2/2)

2007-08-02 Thread BillK
more enhancements). Sort of like wikis plus editable diagrams plus comments. http://www.skrbl.com/ is one example. Video-conferencing systems can be similar, but free versions are usually limited to a few participants. http://thinkature.com/about/ BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI

Re: [singularity] ESSAY: Why care about artificial intelligence?

2007-07-13 Thread BillK
are not computer techies). In FireFox, On Kaj's page, a simple 'Edit' then 'Select All' makes it more readable. Or, you can try 'View' then select 'Page Style' 'No Style' (This sometimes screws up the page formatting on some sites though). Or, under Fonts Colors, select 'Use System Colors' BillK

Re: [singularity] AI concerns

2007-07-01 Thread BillK
ruled to come under this heading. So what? The AGI doesn't care what humans think; it wins the game according to its internal rules, and it thinks that is desirable. As above, the complete rule book, including standards of behaviour, would have to be given to the AGI. BillK - This list

Re: [singularity] Getting ready for takeoff

2007-06-18 Thread BillK
/papers/ross-asteroid-mining-2001.pdf BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604user_secret=7d7fb4d8

Re: [singularity] Bootstrapping AI

2007-06-05 Thread BillK
before people started to see that as a real problem. BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604user_secret=7d7fb4d8

Re: [singularity] The humans are dead...

2007-05-29 Thread BillK
the report that the search engine data miners produce will be the common man, using all their prejudices and mistaken beliefs. They will have the power to decide, not us. Just something to bear in mind. BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change

Re: [singularity] Convincing non-techie skeptics that the Singularity isn't total bunk

2006-10-27 Thread BillK
robot fighters linking back to an AI-type real-time command and control system. It may not be general AI, but it certainly looks like AI in its own domain of the battlefield. BillK - This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go