Welcome to the Great Cause! For becoming familiar with the concepts of AGI and the Singularity, I recommend http://www.singinst.org/reading/corereading/. As for becoming an AGI designer, see http://www.singinst.org/aboutus/opportunities/research-fellow and http://www.sl4.org/wiki/SoYouWantToBeASeedAIProgrammer.
- Tom --- Rick Schwall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/28/07, Jey Kottalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On 6/28/07, Alan Grimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> I want to find people who are as entheuseastic as > I am about such a > >> future, people who are willing to spend hours > each day trying to learn > >> the skills required to develop a superhuman AI > instead of wasting all > >> that mental energy on the question of how many > angels can dance on the > >> head of a pin. > >> > >> > > > > I fully agree. I'm personally mostly interested in > researching, studying and discussing AGI-related > topics, > > I hate to say it... I hate to say it.... But > it's probably me. > > So, a bit late, here is my join post. > > ===== Rick Schwall's Mission Statement ======== > > I am up to something in the world, a project I call > Humanity's Triumph over Evolution (HToE). > > Humanity NEEDS HELP! We've created problems (such > as massive nuclear arsenals that could destroy the > biosphere, Global Warming, > world poverty and hunger) that seem to be beyond us. > "We have met the enemy and he is us." > (http://www.igopogo.com/final_authority.htm) > > Our human intelligence is limited not only in > quantity, but it has a very specific quality. We > are a product of 4 billion years of > evolution. It is only recently that we got > language, writing, and the beginning of an > exponential rise in human capabilities. We > are hardwired for personal survival, the survival of > our young, and the survival of our local clan. We > are hardwired to compete for > dominance within the clan; this scales up to a > hunger for political power. "Intelligence" is > layered on top of that. This is why > we have so much trouble sticking to our morals, our > promises, and our New Years' resolutions! Consider > that it is the reason the > world news looks the way it does. > > We will soon be able to create "Artificial > Intelligence" (a problem solving machine, > optimization engine), that is "smarter" than us > (faster, better & bigger memory, more rigorous). > Eventually we will make one that is self-improving > or capable creating the next > generation AI; this is called "Seed AI" > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_AI). > > It is critical that we engineer that seed AI to be > inherently designed on a mission to serve humanity. > Any sloppiness in this is > all too likely to lead to drift of the purpose, then > the extinction of humanity. This is the crisis > (turning point) we are at RIGHT > NOW. There are very small teams laying down the > groundwork for a Friendly Artificial Intelligence ( > see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_ai, Also see > Singularity Institute (http://www.singinst.org)). > > That is My Mission: to provide humanity with an > incredibly powerful "intelligence" (problem solver) > that MAY be able find answers to > problems that stump us (e.g. how to put and end to > war FOR REAL, before war leads us to actually USE > those huge nuclear arsenals; > how to get the nations MOVING on Global Climate > Management, etc). That engine will not include the > baggage of 4 billion years of > evolution. It will be Humanity's Triumph over > Evolution. > > That is who I am, that is what you can count on. > > -------------------------------------- > > Biography: > > I'm training myself to be a Friendly AI > theoretician. I could use a mentor (Eliezer has > declined.) There are some signs I could > use a keeper. I'm rounding up people to hold me > accountable for milestones so my lazy / > procrastination nature doesn't rule all. > > I was born in 1949 and grew up in Northbrook > Illinois. > > Education: > B.S. Caltech > M.S. & Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Northwestern > University > Various short courses in DEC VMS, Oracle, Sun > Solaris, document imaging, and various forgotten > stuff. > > I'm a retired computer system administrator and data > base administrator. > > Phone: 805-498-2514 (California) > > new to SL4.org/wiki as of 4/8/2007 > new to climateprediction.net as of 5/21/2007 > new to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of 06/6/2007 > new to singularity@v2.listbox.com as of 6/7/2007 > new to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of 6/7/2007 > > > With my best wishes, > Rick Schwall > ---------------------------------------------- > Very few people are aware that Humanity is in a > crisis (a crucial or decisive point or situation), > that could lead to the extinction > of the human race, or a glorious new future beyond > anyone's imagining. Learn more at > http://www.singinst.org/ > The number of heroes is small, so one person (it > could be you) can make a real difference. > ----------------------------------- > I have an e-mail list, where I occasionally send > messages on making a difference in the world. To > subscribe: send a blank e-mail > to: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------- > Are you troubled by someone's drinking? Al-Anon can > help. > http://www.alanonventura.org > http://www.al-anon.org 1-888-4AL-ANON > ---------------------------------------------- > Whatever "problem" is currently there, God can > handle it in God's way, > and I am welcome to my opinion on the matter. > ------------------------------------------------ > Open a whole new world of possibility. 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