From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 16:59:49 MDT
Ray Kurzweil:
> I don't agree with Hawking that "strong
> AI" is a fate to be avoided. I do believe that we have the ability to shape
> this destiny to reflect our human values, if only we could achieve a
> consensus on what those are.
I do believe that to the extent we shape strong AI to reflect a consensus of
human values, we thereby make it weak AI.
Stay hungry,
--J. R.
Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego
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