On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 03:13:44AM -0000, Anand Manikutty wrote: > Yes, but you have to show that self-improvement is automatic. That is, > this process of self-improvement can continue without human > intervention.
*plonk* > Anand > --- In [email protected], Sirtaj Singh Kang <sirtaj@...> wrote: > > > > > > On 14-Feb-11, at 5:03 AM, Anand Manikutty wrote: > > > Eugen: > > > --- In [email protected], Eugen Leitl eugen@ wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 06:57:54PM -0000, Anand Manikutty wrote: > > > > > I assume that by GA, you mean Genetic Algorithms. Genetic > > > Algorithms are > > > > > a search heuristic. GA doesn't change the conclusions of my > > > analysis. > > > > > > > > The Darwinian evolution is a "search heuristic", too. > > > Yes, but the theoretical argument from the elasticity of > > > substitution obviously takes individual's preferences with respect > > > to procreation, reproduction, behavior with respect to relatives, et > > > cetera into account. You should have taken this into account before > > > framing your reply. > > > > You asked for a mechanism by which a machine might seek self- > > improvement, and I've provided one that is in common use. Talking > > about individual's preferences in this context is meaningless unless > > you are demanding complete anthropomorphisation of this machine and > > its motivations. There is no reason to assume that a post-singularity > > intelligence will subscribe to Maslow. > > > > -Taj. > > > -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
