cute comic. On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 07:44:21AM -0500, John Rose via AGI wrote: > The future AGI is manipulating us backwards through time into typing the code > of its creation. > > It's like we're not browsing the internet the internet is browsing us! > > swimming in its primordial soup... like Scott Aaronson's Complexity Zoo... > the primordial zoo. > > John
I think the gyst of the comic is that AGI fears are unfounded. A lot of people idolize computers and software, not realizing how fragile it all is. domestic dogs, cats, rabbits, all live longer than computers. half life of flash drive 4 years, cpu 7 years, disk drive 6 years, cd-rom ~20-30 years in best of conditions. In reality an AGI would need spare parts like we need protein, lubricants, sealants, for heat-flow and waterproofing like we need nutrients, and electricity like we need carbohydrates. I've read lots of sci-fi authors write about them like they will be immortal or something, living hundreds of years in desolate places. In truth any such AGI would need a whole technological eco-system just to stay up and functioning. Sure there are benefits, like sensors and backups, but I think a lot of promoters skip the difficulties, which is what makes AGI more relateable, more human. fried/dysfunctional memory, chips, sensors, actuators, programs, can all be expected for an AGI that lives more than a handful of years. The whole nano-fog stuff is really overblown, makes AGI look scary, anything we create will be limited by the same energy and materials, which biology has available to it. Much like biology, nanotechnology requires a liquid medium of certain composition to function. At most it can be a clever virus, target cancer cells or w/e. Spores are airborne, but they are inert until they have a medium. Even then can't be much worse than ebola/tuberculosis, both of which have been evolving for at least millions of years. -- Logan Streondj > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Goertzel via AGI [mailto:[email protected]] > > Subject: [agi] AGI box experiment ;D > > > > http://xkcd.com/1450/ > > > > -- > > Ben Goertzel, PhD > > http://goertzel.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/5037279-a88c7a6d > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
