Dear Aleksei, I am in the beginning stages of my research into "your world" and I thank you for your reply. Are we still restricted to the binary code when we speak of the computer? Sentient entities, especially human, are subject to lots of analog functions. . .take for example the production of hormones. It's my understanding that the pituitary can produce upwards of 500 (or more) hormones/chemicals that influence the cognitive and logical processes within the brain, thereby "compelling" an individual to act, feel or determine in a certain way. One example is new love. . .the chemical production in the "feel good" hormones is enormous. . .can even produce mystical, one-of-a-kind experiences that are not repeated the entire lifetime. Smiles, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 10/22/07, albert medina wrote: > My question is: AGI, as I perceive your explanation of it, is when a > computer gains/develops an ego and begins to consciously plot its own > existence and make its own decisions.
That would be one form of AGI, but it should also be possible to create systems of human-equivalent and human-surpassing intelligence that (1) don't have instincts, goals or values of their own and (2) may not even be conscious, even though they carry out superhuman cognitive processing (the possibility of this is not known yet, at least to me) > Do you really believe that such a thing can happen? Yes, but I think most of us would prefer potentially superhuman systems to not have goals/etc of their own. > If so, is this the phenomenon you are calling "singularity"? These days people are referring to several different things when they use this word. For an explanation of this, see: http://www.singinst.org/blog/2007/09/30/three-major-singularity-schools/ -- Aleksei Riikonen - http://www.iki.fi/aleksei ----- 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/?&; __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----- 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=4007604&id_secret=56349770-84eadd
