Re: Why would AI want to be friendly?

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sat Sep 30 2000 - 08:52:24 MDT


Michael S. Lorrey

> Actually, anyone who has a 3 year old child (or 4 year old nephew as I do),
can
> rather easily recall that former self. I remember quite a bit from those days.
I
> got my first model plane at that age, a rechargable electric piper, I remember
> things like my dad driving me around the Raytheon plant, sitting in the back
> seat of the car and asking my parents for a little brother. Plenty of
memories,
> impressions, etc. I remember my impressions of other people that I still know
> now (its funny how people you once thought of as god-like individuals become
far
> more human as you grow up.)

Sounds like you had a golden childhood. Perhaps people who "can't" remember
their early childhood really *don't want* to remember it.

--J. R.

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to
think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing
superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion
that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable,
and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not
romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who
are."
--H.L. Mencken - Smart Set magazine - December 1919



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