Consciousness of X is: the idea or feeling that X is correlated with "Consciousness of X"
;-) ben g On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Matt Mahoney <matmaho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On Mon, 12/29/08, John G. Rose <johnr...@polyplexic.com> wrote: > > > > What does consciousness have to do with the rest of your argument? > > > > > > > Multi-agent systems should need individual consciousness to > > achieve advanced > > levels of collective intelligence. So if you are > > programming a multi-agent > > system, potentially a compressor, having consciousness in > > the agents could > > have an intelligence amplifying effect instead of having > > non-conscious > > agents. Or some sort of primitive consciousness component > > since higher level > > consciousness has not really been programmed yet. > > > > Agree? > > No. What do you mean by "consciousness"? > > Some people use "consciousness" and intelligence" interchangeably. If that > is the case, then you are just using a circular argument. If not, then what > is the difference? > > -- Matt Mahoney, matmaho...@yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI b...@goertzel.org "I intend to live forever, or die trying." -- Groucho Marx ------------------------------------------- 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
