From: john grigg (starman125@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 13:46:19 MST
6) What is the probability that an amoral, self-evolving, self-replicating
AI/Alife can develop and "breakout" by accident? { After all, the computers
and the net *are* an environmental niche... }
Robert Owens wrote:
29.
Doug Jones wrote:
Gee, I thought it was 42.
Robert Owens wrote:
In the first place, Doug, "29" is octal -- of course you must add Orion's
Constant of Convolution [k = 4]; in the second place, the decimal figure
"42" has been known to have a probable error ofat least 0.600 since the
expose of the notorious "bias worm" that had infected our unit during the
Luddite Wars.
(end)
Robert, and I thought you had no sense of humor!! Douglas Adams would be
proud. :)
best regards,
John Grigg
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