I wonder if real kook science gets the treatment that the WSJ gave the
Singularity Summit? for example, do conferences of "paranormal
scientists" get written up in mocking tones in leading media? Even
when "creation science" attracts attention in the mainstream media,
it is not in these terms.
St
Tom McCabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> See
> http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2007/09/techies-ponder-computers-smarter-than-us-4.
> It's from the Associated Press, so it's written once
> and then copy-pasted to news sources all over the
> world.
This discussion reminds me of a couple videos I saw
--- Artificial Stupidity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Who cares? Really, who does? You can't create an
> AGI that is friendly or
> unfriendly. It's like having a friendly or
> unfriendly baby.
No, it is not. A baby comes pre-designed by evolution
and genetics. An AGI can be custom-written to
g of good and evil perspective is fundamental.
Andrew Yost, PhD
Forest Ecologist
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Salem, OR 97310
503-945-7410
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From: Artificial Stupidity [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 1:12 PM
To: singularity@v2.listbox.com
Subject: Re: [singula
See
http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2007/09/techies-ponder-computers-smarter-than-us-4.
It's from the Associated Press, so it's written once
and then copy-pasted to news sources all over the
world.
- Tom
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Near the beginning of this discussion, reference is
> made t
Artificial Stupidity wrote:
Who cares? Really, who does? You can't create an AGI that is friendly
or unfriendly. It's like having a friendly or unfriendly baby.How
do you prevent the next Hitler, the next Saddam, the next Osama, and so
on and so forth? A friendly society is a good st
"Artificial Stupidity",
You're making a lot of wild assumptions here, and I am not sure what you
are driving at. You can't compare "good or bad" machines with "good or
bad" humans. Do you have a serious, genuine interest in AGI? I would
hope so, or why would you be here? It takes awhile to und
Who cares? Really, who does? You can't create an AGI that is friendly or
unfriendly. It's like having a friendly or unfriendly baby.How do you
prevent the next Hitler, the next Saddam, the next Osama, and so on and so
forth? A friendly society is a good start. Evil doesn't evolve in the
Near the beginning of this discussion, reference is made to the generally poor
mainstream press response to the recent Singularity conference. Does anyone
have link(s) to any general press reviews, journalistic coverage, etc? I
haven't had much luck in locating any and would like to get a sen
--- YOST Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sorry, what is AGI again?
Artificial General Intelligence, as opposed to AI, which is usually meant as
applied to problems in a narrow scope. AGI means doing all or most of what
the human brain can do.
-- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-
I'm sorry, what is AGI again?
Andrew Yost, PhD
Forest Ecologist
Oregon Dept. of Forestry
Salem, OR 97310
503-945-7410
_
From: Derek Zahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:02 AM
To: singularity@v2.listbox.com
Subject: [singularity] Benefits of being a kook
Perhaps some historians of science have analyzed earlier cases in
which leading journalists not only dismissed, but actively mocked,
potential significant inventions which later were realized. (There is
the standard futurist list of one-liners; but I'd like to see more
depth.)
It would be interest
Derek Zahn wrote:
This message is "semi-serious".
The latest SIAI blog laments the apparently dismissive attitude of
mainstream media toward the singularity summit (and presumably the
concept in general, and SIAI itself by extension). Maybe it's not the
worst thing thing that could happen
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