--- Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to say that this is only one interpretation of what it would mean > for an AGI to experience something, and I for one believe it has no > validity at all. It is purely a numeric calculation that makes no > reference to what "pain" (or any other kind of subjective experience) > actually is.
I would like to hear your definition of pain and/or negative reinforcement. Can you answer the question of whether a machine (say, an AGI or an uploaded human brain) can feel pain? -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- 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=8660244&id_secret=74819484-690b4f