From: Jamie Taylor (jamietay@interchange.ubc.ca)
Date: Mon Sep 14 1998 - 09:31:15 MDT
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> From: Doug Bailey <Doug.Bailey@ey.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.com
> Subject: Ultimate Potential of SI versus HI/>HI
> Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 8:51 PM
>
> VIRTUAL SI
>
> Are we SIs? This question might seem silly but I'm serious. To answer
this
> question we need a definition of intelligence. Not being a cognitive
expert,
> I attempted to find this definition. Unfortunately, there seems to be a
lack
> of consensus. I'll struggle through this question anyway hoping the
cognition
> cogniscienti will supplement and revise my comments where necessary.
>
> Nick Bostrom defined superintelligence in his paper "How Long Before
> Superintelligence?" at http://www.hedweb.com/nickb/superintelligence.htm
> thusly:
>
> By a "superintelligence" we mean an intellect that is much smarter
> than the best human brains in practically every field, including
> scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills.
Quite possibly this 'superintelligence' will not be found on the individual
level. To reach SI a comunity of HI or <HI will have to combine efforts and
ideas; thus many humans come together to create a single
Superintelligence - a society. This is what the present scientific
community is working towards now... many individual efforts trying to reach
similar
goals... working together. I believe the main differences between an
optimal
society and our present one are:
1) The individuals who make up the whole need to increase there own
mental capacity in such areas as memory retention, open mindedness,
learning efficiency.
2) Communication between the individuals is what enables the society to
become efficient. To maximise this there needs to be a better way to
relay information. Not just from desktop to desktop, but from mind to
mind. We need to devise a way to pass on our thoughts and ideas other
then our 5 senses. Everyone percieves their own reality; not until
it is possible to percieve someone elses reality will it be possible to
understand fully the thoughts and ideas of others. It is more then
walking a mile in another's shoes. Possibly uploading is the answer.... I
personally do not know.
I am sure there are more ways to become closer to Superintelligence -
possibly in the form of a society - and I am sure there are some solutions
to the
above differences between Super and Present Intelligence, so good luck and
maybe
one day we will have all the answers - but that would be no fun.
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