> > No AGI or agent can truly survive and thrive in the real world, if it is > not similarly part of a collective society and a collective science and > technology - and that is because the problems we face are so-o-o > problematic. Correct me, but my impression of all the discussion here is > that it assumes some variation of the classic science fiction scenario, pace > 2001/ The Power etc where an individual computer takes power, if not takes > off by itself. Ain't gonna happen - no isolated individual can truly be > intelligent. >
Just to be clear -- I don't agree with this ... I think it's an undue projection of the particular nature of human intelligence onto the domain of nonhuman minds. A superhuman AI could be in essence a "culture unto itself", not requiring a society to maintain a culture as humans do. This certainly doesn't require that said AI be able to predict the weather and otherwise get around the chaotic, unpredictable nature of physical reality... -- Ben G ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=58871034-5ad9da
