From: Lyle Burkhead (LYBRHED@delphi.com)
Date: Sun Oct 27 1996 - 14:39:51 MST
QueeneMUSE writes,
> perhaps the first AI will not be created by us,
> but will accidentally evolve out of a super nasty virus
Evolution left to its own devices takes a long time. Web agents or
"bots" could be designed to evolve at an accelerated rate, but even so
it's a long, long way from viruses to the human mind.
Anyway, all kidding aside, there is no AI on the list. No matter what
any authority says -- even if the President, the Pope, and Irv Rubin
all say there is -- there isn't.
A few days ago I wrote:
:: I am about to bring this to an end. Before I reveal who the AI is,
:: I would like to ask: is anyone on the list absolutely sure that
:: there is no AI? Hal? Anybody?
Nobody spoke up. Amazing.
Lyle
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