1. Re: AI
On 7 Nov 2002, at 13:17, C. K. Lester wrote:
>
> > I agree with you,the a.i. should have a way to modify its own
> programming...
>
> The only intelligent creature I know of on this planet does not modify its
> own programming, so why do you think a simulated/emulated/man-created
> intelligence will need to?
Really? You know a non-human intellect that doesn't learn?
> Now, I'm not saying that what you propose is ludicrous! By programming a
> creature that can program itself, you will have an incredibly efficient
> entity! Imagine if human beings could get into the wiring of our brain...
> kinda like in "The Matrix," where one disk read and WHAMMO, "I know kung
> fu." ;)
Actually, it's NOT efficient at all. Self modification requires a much larger
computer/brain, and it has many more events to calculate. I think you are
confusing "efficient" with "quantity of possible outcomes". The human brain
is nowhere fast enough to operate any part of the human body (other than
the ears` logarithmic feedback mechanism) with the speed of a
hummingbird's wings (and even then, the human ear can't respond that fast).
Were you born with the instinct to type? Were you plugged into the Matrix to
learn it?
Kat
