[ExI] AI motivation, was malevolent machines

[BillK]

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:39 PM, William Flynn Wallace  wrote:
> Yes, most motivation is unconscious and introspection is fairly useless (see
> lack of evidence for effectiveness of it for years of it on the
> psychoanalytic couch).  Many psychologists (see Kahneman) believe that what
> we do is to give reasons post hoc for our behavior.  One metaphor is that we
> are the elephant's mahout and have some guidance, but the elephant goes
> where it wants to, mostly - "I can't quit smoking, I can't lose weight..."
> If you want to know yourself, look at your behavior - we are what we do.
> bill w
>
>

Agreed.  'Follow the money' as the saying goes.

Look at what people do, don't listen to the PR that comes out of their mouths.
That's mostly what the human brain is excellent at.
Providing good-sounding reasons (excuses) for actions that your
emotionally-driven desires caused.

BillK