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It sounds like the same situation as viruses.  A virus doesn’t do anything except live and reproduce and try and stop itself from being killed.

The point is, living things compete for resources and for mates – what would a computer compete with us for?

Unseen wrote:

They could easily be “alive” in the sense of wanting to continue operating

If they wanted to continue operating, they would want to stay fit and healthy => they would “want” to thrive.

Would they experience natural selection with competition?  This is at the heart of the living drive to thrive and survive.  It’s also at the heart…[Read more]

But would the new AI robots be programmed to ‘thrive’?

Simon Paynton wrote:

Unseen wrote:

values

I’m not sure that computers could ever develop values on their own, as they are not alive, and therefore there is nothing they would value. But they could be programmed to value something – say, electricity units, or anything at all really – and choose to increase this thing at others’ expense. But we…

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Unseen wrote:

values

I’m not sure that computers could ever develop values on their own, as they are not alive, and therefore there is nothing they would value.

But they could be programmed to value something – say, electricity units, or anything at all really – and choose to increase this thing at others’ expense.  But we could equally program…[Read more]

What morals or ethics will super-intelligent AI have? What will those values allow them to do to pesky humans?

We will assume that the computers cooperate with each other, and therefore will understand kindness and fairness to each other.  But each computer also has self-interest, so how is this to be regulated on a large scale?  They would have t…[Read more]

For me, the real question is not about intelligence at all, but about values.

What morals or ethics will super-intelligent AI have? What will those values allow them to do to pesky humans?

Eventually, if computers develop feelings and emotions, they will NOT be human feelings and emotions. Should bw be afraid?

Here’s a question: Today’s computer graphics is so realistic (and will be getting even better) that it can be impossible to tell synthesized from real. The point being that perhaps if they had pornographic masturbation material that satisfied their urges their urge to act out would be reduced.

Feminists and conservatives argue that porn…[Read more]

Maybe A.I. is too rational to conquer humanity?

Mr Sulu has some good comments on the topic.

AI that exceeds human intelligence will happen. The only question in my mind is who’s interests will it serve? An aggressive nation-state that designs and owns it? An oligarchy? Technocracy? Its cadre of inventors? Glossy-eyed programmer idealists with their own plan for the future?

From the very first paragraph that describes the video on the youtube page Unseen linked to:

A disgusting TEDx Talk trying to normalize pedophilia by declaring that “pedophilia is a natural sexual orientation, just like heterosexuality”.

In fact “normalize” is used deridingly in the (youtubed) TEDx Talk title itself. Note the ignorance shown even…[Read more]

Thinking of a larger context, from (say) a biological systems perspective. Long term, ecosystems survive longest when they evolve to survive in the long term. Almost a tautology, but really, think of the algae bloom that sometimes pops up and grows uncontrollably, sucking up all the oxygen from the water and leaving behind toxins. It’s often…[Read more]

I think the answer is yes absolutely we are fucked and have been for quite some time now. You’re just now realizing that? LOL

@Noel, seaside property has been a risky business in West Africa for a few years now.