Re: Definition of strong recursive self-improvement

From: Russell Wallace (russell.wallace@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jan 02 2005 - 12:09:21 MST


On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 08:40:38 -0800, Mike Williams <mikew12345@cox.net> wrote:
> Windows XP has system restore, databases have rollbacks, but a
> super-duper AI can't recover from an undesirable code change? I'd think
> the AI could do better than those systems: 1) backup self 2) install
> mod 3) evaluate mod-self 4) decide not to keep the mod 5) remove
> mod (or restore the affect parts) 6) _learn_ from the experience, and
> not repeat that particular mod.

"I think you should be more explicit in step 3" :)

Seriously, this is precisely the problem. What algorithm do you
propose the AI use for determining which of the two versions of itself
is better?

- Russell



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