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If consciousness even turns out to be a real thing, it probably isn't extremely complicated.

If consciousness even turns out to be a real thing, it probably isn't extremely complicated. I'm not claiming that neural networks are AGI, but they are significant progress towards it. >Are human beings safe? They have empathy and don't have unlimited power, so yes for the most part. But that's not really relevant. >So, how can you restrict research into it? No one even understands it. Thus, you can't. Everyone is free to do as they please in way of research and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Again I'm not advocating for it, but if the government wanted to ban AI research, they could. Sure rebels could study in secret, just like they can with human cloning or bioweapons, nukes, etc. But for the most part lone rebels working on their own in secret never accomplish anything and real work requires funding and peer review. >But, all of a sudden, it's time to put restrictions on A.I? Poppycock. When AGI is broken into, the [run] button will be hit and that will be that. What, is Elon Musk going to pull the plug? Provide me some definite way you can restrict the coming of AGI and I'll resign my view. Again, we aren't trying to stop AI, that was something you brought up. We are trying to create "Friendly AI", i.e. AI that shares human values and won't simply turn the universe into paperclips. And it's very important that we solve this problem before we invent working AI.

Posted by Houshalter on May 8, 2015, 4:17 AM

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If consciousness even turns out to be a real thing, it probably isn't extremely complicated.

HoushalterMay 8, 2015, 4:17 AM

If consciousness even turns out to be a real thing, it probably isn't extremely complicated. I'm not claiming that neural networks are AGI, but they are significant progress towards it. >Are human beings safe? They have empathy and don't have unlimited power, so yes for the most part. But that's not really relevant. >So, how can you restrict research into it? No one even understands it. Thus, you can't. Everyone is free to do as they please in way of research and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Again I'm not advocating for it, but if the government wanted to ban AI research, they could. Sure rebels could study in secret, just like they can with human cloning or bioweapons, nukes, etc. But for the most part lone rebels working on their own in secret never accomplish anything and real work requires funding and peer review. >But, all of a sudden, it's time to put restrictions on A.I? Poppycock. When AGI is broken into, the [run] button will be hit and that will be that. What, is Elon Musk going to pull the plug? Provide me some definite way you can restrict the coming of AGI and I'll resign my view. Again, we aren't trying to stop AI, that was something you brought up. We are trying to create "Friendly AI", i.e. AI that shares human values and won't simply turn the universe into paperclips. And it's very important that we solve this problem before we invent working AI.

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