So it's about money then.. now THAT makes me feel less worried!! :) That explains a lot though.
On 8/28/08, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Valentina Poletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Got ya, thanks for the clarification. That brings up another question. > Why do we want to make an AGI? > > I'm glad somebody is finally asking the right question, instead of skipping > over the specification to the design phase. It would avoid a lot of > philosophical discussions that result from people having different ideas of > what AGI should do. > > AGI could replace all human labor, worth about US $2 to $5 quadrillion over > the next 30 years. We should expect the cost to be of this magnitude, given > that having it sooner is better than waiting. > > I think AGI will be immensely complex, on the order of 10^18 bits, > decentralized, competitive, with distributed ownership, like today's > internet but smarter. It will converse with you fluently but know too much > to pass the Turing test. We will be totally dependent on it. > > -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
