I assume that by GA, you mean Genetic Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms are
a search heuristic. GA doesn't change the conclusions of my analysis.
In his reply to my email, William Nordhaus <nordhaus.econ.yale.edu>
suggested viewing this in terms of the elasticity of substitution of X
where X would include computation and other factors of production. Is it
sufficiently high? Neither he nor I think that it is. He also had an
excellent reference on the topic, and I would be happy to pass it on if
anybody is interested.Anand
--- In silk-l...@yahoogroups.com, Sirtaj Singh Kang <sirtaj@...> wrote:
>
>
> On 07-Feb-11, at 12:30 PM, Anand Manikutty wrote:
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> > I have discussed this issue with the people at the Singularity
> > meetup. None of them is able to tell me how exactly AI could engage
> > in "continuous self-improvement", an idea which lies at the heart of
> > the Singularity argument. I believe that "continuous self-
> > improvement" is a purely hypothetical possibility.
>
> At its most basic, a GA requires some variables and a fitness function
> - http://megaswf.com/serve/102223/
>
> -Taj.
>
