Re: Singularity -- when AI exceeds human intelligence

[Brent Meeker]

On 2/17/2018 10:28 PM, agrayson2...@gmail.com wrote:


On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 10:50:13 PM UTC-7, Brent wrote:



    On 2/17/2018 5:44 PM, agrays...@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote:


    On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 6:19:28 PM UTC-7, Brent wrote:



        On 2/17/2018 4:58 PM, agrays...@gmail.com wrote:
        But what is the criterion when AI exceeds human intelligence? AG

        
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-16/father-artificial-intelligence-singularity-less-30-years-away
        
<https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-16/father-artificial-intelligence-singularity-less-30-years-away>

        Intelligence is multi-dimensional.  Computers already do
        arithmetic and algebra and calculus better than me.  They
        play chess and go better (although so far I beat the Chinese
        checkers online :-) ).  They translate more languages, and
        faster than I can.  They can take dictation better.  They can
        write music better than me (since I'm not even competent).

        So we need to sharpen the question.  Exactly *what* is 30yrs
        away?

        Brent


    Exactly! Remember "Blade Runner"? IMO, AI will progressively
    MIMIC human behavior and vastly exceed it in various functions.
    But what is "intelligence"? AFAICT, undefined. AG

    When I took a series of courses in AI at UCLA in the '80s the
    professor explained that artificial intelligence is whatever
    computers can't do yet.

    Brent


Do you think there is anything about "consciousness" that 
distinguishes it from what a computer can eventually mimic? AG

I think a robot, i.e. a computer that can act in the world, can be 
conscious and to have human level general intelligence must be 
conscious, although perhaps in a somewhat different way than humans.

Brent

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