[ExI] How do we construct workable institutions and ethical behaviors?

[BillK]

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Giulio Prisco wrote:
> Many smart people are corrupted. Smart AGIs may well be even more
> corrupted than today's human regulators. It is difficult to imagine
> how one can be even more corrupted than today's regulators, but
> remembers that AGIs may be superintelligent.
>
>

I have never noticed any link between 'smarts' and morality. In fact,
the smart wheeler-dealers are often noticeably lacking in morality.

If you design an AGI using cognitive functions only, you have designed
a highly intelligent psychopath.


BillK