> From: Matt Mahoney [mailto:matmaho...@yahoo.com] > > --- On Sat, 12/27/08, John G. Rose <johnr...@polyplexic.com> wrote: > > > Well I think consciousness must be some sort of out of band > intelligence > > that bolsters an entity in terms of survival. Intelligence probably > > stratifies or optimizes in zonal regions of similar environmental > > complexity, consciousness being one or an overriding out-of-band > one... > > No, consciousness only seems mysterious because human brains are > programmed that way. For example, I should logically be able to > convince you that "pain" is just a signal that reduces the probability > of you repeating whatever actions immediately preceded it. I can't do > that because emotionally you are convinced that "pain is real". > Emotions can't be learned the way logical facts can, so emotions always > win. If you could accept the logical consequences of your brain being > just a computer, then you would not pass on your DNA. That's why you > can't. > > BTW the best I can do is believe both that consciousness exists and > consciousness does not exist. I realize these positions are > inconsistent, and I leave it at that. >
Consciousness must be a component of intelligence. For example - to pass on DNA for humans, they need to be conscious, or have been up to this point. Humans only live approx. 80 years. Intelligence is really a multi-agent thing, IOW our individual intelligence has come about through the genetic algorithm of humanity, we are really a distributed intelligence and theoretically AGI will be born out of that. So maybe for improved genetic algorithms used for obtaining max compression there needs to be a consciousness component in the agents? Just an idea.... I think there is potential for distributed consciousness inside of command line compressors :) John ------------------------------------------- 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=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
