Eugene Leitl wrote:
> But of course they will. The first AI which has nucleated in the
> network will copy (sexually) mutated copies of itself all over the
> place in a wormlike fashion. Because the copy process is much faster
> than adding new nodes (even if you have nanotechnology) you have
> instant resource scarcity and hence competition for limited
> resources. Those individua with lesser fitness will have to go to the
> great bit bucket in the sky.
>
So why assume that the first AI will both desire to spread itself out
that quickly and have no conception of and respect for the space and
rights of other intelligences? I do not see that that pair of
assumptions is an automatic given or inescapable immediate outcome.
- samantha
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