Submitted by Valkyrie Ice (not verified) on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:57.
Too be honest, I don't worry too much about AI because in my personal opinion 6 will be a prerequisite for AI at the human level. We will have to break the brain down not only to the point of reproducibility but to the point where we can understand exactly why and how people think in the various ways which they do. Once we have fully understood how to reproduce a fully cognizant person in silica (or more likely in carbon) we will understand enough to design an AI which will think and act exactly human, but which could be freed from the inherent Alpha dominance model of our genetic instincts.
Every scenario of AI takeover is based on that simple premise. We fear an AI will possess the exact same instinctual drive to prove superiority over competing rivals for passing on our genes. This is a genetic trait geared towards the survival of our personal genes, and as such, has no bearing on actual AI. A superintelligent computer has no need to be given an ingrained genetic instinct such as Alpha Dominance, nor compete with humans for sexual reproduction rights. To be blunt, a computer which does have a sex drive is superfluous, and an illogical goal to strive for.
The very first thing AGI researchers need to do is be honest about basis of all AI takeover fears. Once they can address the fact that "AI will replace us" is a fear based on "my rival will prove more worthy of getting sex than me", they can move on to designing an AI without an inbuilt reproductive goal system.
Hopefully Mr. Goertzel is following this article. I've been watching this argument go on for far too many years.
Too be honest, I don't worry
Too be honest, I don't worry too much about AI because in my personal opinion 6 will be a prerequisite for AI at the human level. We will have to break the brain down not only to the point of reproducibility but to the point where we can understand exactly why and how people think in the various ways which they do. Once we have fully understood how to reproduce a fully cognizant person in silica (or more likely in carbon) we will understand enough to design an AI which will think and act exactly human, but which could be freed from the inherent Alpha dominance model of our genetic instincts.
Every scenario of AI takeover is based on that simple premise. We fear an AI will possess the exact same instinctual drive to prove superiority over competing rivals for passing on our genes. This is a genetic trait geared towards the survival of our personal genes, and as such, has no bearing on actual AI. A superintelligent computer has no need to be given an ingrained genetic instinct such as Alpha Dominance, nor compete with humans for sexual reproduction rights. To be blunt, a computer which does have a sex drive is superfluous, and an illogical goal to strive for.
The very first thing AGI researchers need to do is be honest about basis of all AI takeover fears. Once they can address the fact that "AI will replace us" is a fear based on "my rival will prove more worthy of getting sex than me", they can move on to designing an AI without an inbuilt reproductive goal system.
Hopefully Mr. Goertzel is following this article. I've been watching this argument go on for far too many years.