I apologize for making personal attacks. I did not mean my comments to come out that way. I think there are a number of native American tribes who believe that the spirit imbues everything and every where. I do not actually disagree with that. However, that does not mean that the spirit of a rock must be exactly the same as me. Jim Bromer
On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 4:59 AM John Rose <johnr...@polyplexic.com> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Mahoney via AGI <agi@agi.topicbox.com> > > > > I wrote a simple reinforcement learner which includes the line of code: > > > > printf("Ouch!\n"); > > > > So I don't see communication of qualia as a major obstacle to AGI. > > > > Or do you mean something else by qualia? > > > > > That's it! You're right. > > How about: > printf("Check Engine!\n"); > > then you pay the mechanic his $100 USD and > printf("code P0128\n"); > > bad thermostat. > > It's a qualia! Very simple. > > Point being, better communication of inter-agent consciousness = more > efficiency, also known as intelligence. > > .... > > printf("That last fill of gas you got me Matt had lower octane than I'm rated > for. Stop being such a cheap bastard and get me 87 octane.\n"); > ... > > weeks later: > > Matt : "Let me in the car HAL. I need to get to the AGI meeting." > > printf("I'm sorry Matt, I'm afraid I can't do that. I warned you to get me > better octane.\n"); > > Not listening to your cars qualia = obstacle to AGI. > > John > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T9c94dabb0436859d-M794b14123b58afeb226e5241 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription