Aaron Hosford wrote: > So why wouldn't we design a system that attempts to attain a nice simple > goal like "make people happy" and build in the awareness that in order > to define that goal in all its complexity, it needs to *ask* us what we > want. Then the system iteratively refines that goal as new information > comes in at the measly rate of "1 to 5 bits per second through > speech, writing, or typing", as time is available and the need arises, > making do with a less individualized but still highly effective > definition of the general goal in the meantime. People recognize the > value of information vs. the time it takes to communicate it, and will > point out the most inconvenient misunderstandings first, so the system > can rely on the users to selectively identify and convey the information > it needs to know in order to meet their needs. In other words, if you > want the system to be individualized to your preferences, you pay the > cost of gathering & transmitting a description of your preferences. This > is the current model for all those apps you mention: you go to the > preferences page and check the boxes according to what you prefer. In > the future, it will be communicated via natural language, but it will be > the same principle at work.
That's slightly better than the raw Friendly AI(tm) concept. I still don't like the idea of some other agency being so obsessed with my desires... This entire concept seems to be just as Wrong as uploading, but in the opposite direction. Working on AI is only a first-stage tool, basically it gives you a R&D department in a box and lets you do obnoxious things like making [sexy gynoid] robots. ;) urk! I had to add gynoid to my spell checker. =P Anyway, after going through a few generations of AI architectures, your real goal should be IA, using neural interfacing to allow your mind to expand into the new medium. At that point, you won't need any crutches and you can grant your AIs their emancipation. -- E T F N H E D E D Powers are not rights. ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
