RE: [sl4] I am a Singularitian who does not believe in the Singularity.

From: Bradley Thomas (brad36@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 12 2009 - 16:59:12 MDT


Isn't any finite algorithm bound to return to the same state eventually?

Brad Thomas
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From: owner-sl4@sl4.org [mailto:owner-sl4@sl4.org] On Behalf Of John K Clark
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 1:42 PM
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Subject: RE: [sl4] I am a Singularitian who does not believe in the
Singularity.

On Fri, 9 Oct "Bradley Thomas" <brad36@gmail.com> said:

> Couldn't you just append the fixed goal with [oh yeah, plus don't get
> bored]?

No need, if it's fixed goal it never gets bored and that's the problem. You
have 2 choices, you can have a loyal AI that's in a coma, or you can have a
singularity producing intelligence that is not a slave to you.

 John K Clark

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