OpenEuphoria

RE: AI

• Posted by "C. K. Lester" <cklester at yahoo.com> Nov 07, 2002
• 441 views

Sabal.Mike at notations.com wrote:

> 1) Intelligence may be defined as the ability to change behaviors
> (i.e., learn) based on interactions with one's environment.
> 
> 2) Thus, a truly intelligent program must be able to modify its
> own programming; or at least be able to create and execute its
> own programs to accomplish the changed behaviors it deems
> necessary.

Just to clarify...

Can you "modify" your programming? NO! It JUST HAPPENS (the wonders of 
our hardware, eh?). In other words, we need not be CONSCIOUS of the 
change because it happens automagically/automatically/autonomically... 
:)

So, the AI entity need not be able to modify its own programming... It 
just has to happen as a function of its hardware (whether emulated (most 
likely) or not).

As an aside, Orson Scott Card is my favorite author.

> PS: A realistic understanding of the true depravation of the human
> soul / spirit / mind would also be prudent in this endeavor.
> No child of mine will have unfettered access to the internet!

Hehe... That's true. ;)