Re: Why would AI want to be friendly?

From: Jason Joel Thompson (jasonjthompson@home.com)
Date: Thu Sep 07 2000 - 03:01:04 MDT


----- Original Message -----
From: "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Why would AI want to be friendly?

> Jason Joel Thompson writes:
>
> > Isn't an essential component of superior intelligence the ability to
detect
> > and route around factors that limit its efficacy?
>
> You mean like the Internet does?
> The net constantly detects and routes around factors that limit its
efficacy. It
> was designed that way. But I wouldn't say that actually makes it a
superior
> intelligence.

I'm not asking whether the ability to enhance efficacy makes a system
intelligent, but rather whether such a trait is a necessary component of a
very intelligent system.

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