> How would you define "identity"? The possession of a unified set of =
memories?
> A single set of goals? A single thread in a multithreaded process? A
> Cartesian consciousness? A unit having its own copies of basic =
reasoning
> faculties which can come to conclusions distinct from those of other =
units?=20
> All of the above? None of the above?
An identity is the smallest possible fraction of any group. One single = human is an identity, any part of him works towards the common goal of = the whole body - survival of the whole, survival of his genetic = materiel. In a more abstract way, any identity is defined by any number = of subsystems which are organized to work towards a common goal. A = distributed AI would also be one identity, because all computers which = make part of this AI are not single autonomusly working units but only = parts of the whole. Only together they are an AI, an entity. When cut of = from the whole, a computer is just that - a computer. One human (assumed = he is mentally sane) is one conscious identity, possessing one set of = memories, one set of goals, one set of reasoning faculties which can = come to conclusions distinct from those of other units. But it's not a = single thread in a multithread process. It is the multithread process, = in which each idea, each thought represents one thread.=20
> Until you've decided what the distinction is between "many" and "one", =
you
> certainly can't figure out which the Singularity will be.
Many is anything more than one. A long as you can divide, it is more = than one. One single entity cannot be divided. It's a simple question of = discrete mathematics.
> Bonus question: Why do you care?
To discuss Singleton and singularity, you need to know what "single" is. = Well, you need exact definitions. Without clear definitions all = discussion is obsolete.
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