Matt,
This is a textbook example of the way that all discussions of the
consequences of a singularity tend to go.
What you have done here is to repeat the same song heard over and over
again from people who criticise the singularity on the grounds that one
or another nightmare will
Curious.
A couple of days ago, I responded to demands that I produce arguments to
justify the conclusion that there were ways to build a friendly AI that
was extremely stable and trustworthy, but without having to give a
mathematical proof of its friendliness.
Now, granted, the text was
Josh Cowan wrote:
Issues associated with animal rights are better known then the coming
Singularity.
Issues associated with animal rights are easy to understand, they make
you feel good when you help. The general public can pick up a phone,
donate money and feel rewarded that it is helping a
On 10/22/06, Anna Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/22/06, Bill K wrote:
But I agree that huge military RD expenditure (which already supports
many, many research groups) is the place most likely to produce
singularity-level events.
I am aware that the military is the most likely place to
I am not describing a nightmare scenario where a SAI forces its will upon us.
People will *want* these things.
If you were dying and we had the technology to upload your mind, wouldn't you?
Orwell's 1984 predicted a world where a totalitarian government watched your
every move. What he
I think an animal rights analogy can help us answer important questions about
AGI design.
1. Should a superhuman AI (SAI) decide what is best for us? Or should we
decide?
In the case of humans and animals, humans are smarter, and humans decide. We
keep hamsters in a cage because setting
Richard,
As I see it, in this long message you have given a conceptual sketch
of an AI design including a motivational subsystem and a cognitive
subsystem, connected via a complex network of continually adapting
connections. You've discussed the way such a system can potentially
build up a
On 10/28/06, Bill K wrote:
I've just seen a news article that is relevant.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1930960,00.html
I'm aware that robot fighters of some sort are being built by the
military, it would be ridiculous to believe that with technology as
advanced as it is,
