From: Stefan Pernar (stefan.pernar@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Nov 24 2007 - 23:03:09 MST
On Nov 25, 2007 10:53 AM, Matt Mahoney <matmahoney@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Stefan Pernar <stefan.pernar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wrote a paper that proves that friendliness is an emerging phenomenon
> > among interacting goal driven agents under evolutionary condition.
> >
> > The paper is available as PDF under Practical Benevolence - a Rational
> > Philosophy of Morality
> <
> http://rationalmorality.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/practical-benevolence-2007-11-17_isotemp.pdf
> >
>
> In
>
> http://selfawaresystems.com/2007/10/05/paper-on-the-nature-of-self-improving-artificial-intelligence/
> Stephen M. Omohundro proved that the emerging phenomena is efficiency,
> self
> preservation, resource acquisition and creativity. The difference in his
> proof is that he does not define existence as the ability to be perceived
> (section 1.7 of your paper).
>
> If the world is turned into gray goo, destroying all DNA based life, but
> the
> nanobots behave benevolently toward each other, is that friendly? I
> suppose
> the answer depends on whether you believe your consciousness can be
> uploaded
> into their swarm intelligence.
>
Matt, thanks for pointing out Steve's work. I am a great admirer of him and
our cross pollination was most inspiring. The paper I mentioned above was
actually reviewed by him and I acknowledge this fact in my writings. Great
guy.
Kind regards,
Stefan
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