[extropy-chat] A few points of interest for future historians

[spike]

bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Samantha Atkins
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] A few points of interest for future historians

...You are bringing your dirty laundry from the SL4 list to this list? Is
this what you want "future historians" to record? ...


Overruled, let him have his say, this is a legitimate 
meme stream.  

Marc, a top level summary of your view of the discussion 
on SL4 is OK here, as well as rebuttal from other 
SL4ers.  Please write in such a way that non-specialists 
will find it comprehensible, by defining the more obscure 
terms for instance.

Actually that might be quite valuable: a dictionary
of the specialized terms used by AI enthusiasts.  I
have been a reader of SL4 for a couple years and I
still see things there I don't grok.

For instance, why should we believe in Universal 
Morality?  Using humans as a model, I see little 
evidence that there is a smartness threshold above 
which AGIs will automatically become friendly.  I 
can imagine a Universal Friendliness Toward 
Sufficiently Similar Intelligences threshold, and
a Universal Morality Towards Sufficiently Non-
Threatening Intelligence threshold.

Feel free to cross post this to SL4.  I have 
avoided posting there myself: one email
list is as much a time devouring activity 
that I will allow myself.   

spike