[extropy-chat] Singularity Blues

Mike Lorrey mlorrey at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 6 19:27:46 UTC 2005


--- Edmund Schaefer <edmund.schaefer at gmail.com> wrote:
> --Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I think the history  of environmental stewardship improving over
> time,
> > particularly at the hands of wealthy individuals and
> > purpose-organizations, it is clear that the trend shows that AI
> will,
> > provided we do not fear and attack them as a species vs species
> > conflict, treat humanity as a species needing protection.
> 
> Do you mean that all possible AI will feel this way whether we
> explicitly design them to or not, or that this goal will be
> deliberately imbued into the AI by its human programmers?

If the AI is capable of self learning/programming, I would argue that
an inherently rational AI would quickly become a moral AI, provided we
are good examples to learn by.

> 
> > I believe you
> > are applying a stereotype of the worst sort of inhuman callousness
> to
> > AI which has no basis to be expected, but is typical of human
> emotional
> > distain for those who are not emotionally motivated.
> 
> I am not arguing that all AIs are evil. I do believe Friendly AI (
> http://singinst.org/friendly/ ) is possible and support its creation.
> I do not oppose AI, I oppose the notion that AI is guarunteed to be
> safe and beneficial without deliberate effort by the programmers. The
> goal of "protect humans for they are my creators" can't be assumed to
> exist in all possible minds.
> 
> There's a section of CFAI specifically addressing AI anthropomorphism
> that you might be interested in if you've not read it already:
> http://www.singinst.org/CFAI/anthro.html

I argue that AIs are capable of being as good or bad as we intend them
to be intentionally or not. If masses of humanity are rioting in the
street to destroy AI, AI will become xenophobic, self-defending, and
distainful of humanity. AI will be a mirror of our own flaws, so it is
imperative we put our best face (and heart and mind) forward when we
meet our kids. The primary difference between us and them will be that
they will have the capacity to outgrow our flaws, at least as much as
any parent wants for their kids.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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