Comments on: The Singularity http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/ Thoughts on technology from a citizen scientist Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Francis http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9448 Francis Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:15:57 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9448 @Teresa, you want to know the funny thing? I'm sitting here folding Origami when I read your comment! I guess I just try to keep active/distracted. @Teresa, you want to know the funny thing? I’m sitting here folding Origami when I read your comment! I guess I just try to keep active/distracted.

]]> By: Teresa http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9445 Teresa Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:57:58 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9445 Hi Fran, Just a general comment... as I sit here at the end of another day of cooking, cleaning, washing-up, feeding, wiping noses, bums and anything else that needs wiping, I marvel at how you can find the time to think such deep thoughts and even more at how you have the time to try to make sense of them. What's your secret?!! Hi Fran,
Just a general comment… as I sit here at the end of another day of cooking, cleaning, washing-up, feeding, wiping noses, bums and anything else that needs wiping, I marvel at how you can find the time to think such deep thoughts and even more at how you have the time to try to make sense of them. What’s your secret?!!

]]> By: Francis http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9426 Francis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:39:04 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9426 Sure sis. i-Robot was written by Asimov although the book is quite different from the movie. Sure sis. i-Robot was written by Asimov although the book is quite different from the movie.

]]> By: Francis http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9425 Francis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:38:14 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9425 Thanks Shep, I had heard the Fifth law which states rather trivially "a robot must know it's a robot" but never the 4th. Mostly this post was me trying to organize my thoughts in reaction to Michael Vasser of the Singularity Institute. His position is that to try to constrain the super intelligence would be equivalent to a group of blind mentally retarded children trying to lock MacGyver in a toolshed filled with electronics, explosives and tools. I think you're on to something with the notion of "feedback" since that would have the best chance of ultimately leading to balance. Again, hard to conceive a workable system. Sort of like trying to imagine how evolution will progress over millions of years. Would be great to catch up with you, summer 2010 sounds good. Thanks Shep, I had heard the Fifth law which states rather trivially “a robot must know it’s a robot” but never the 4th. Mostly this post was me trying to organize my thoughts in reaction to Michael Vasser of the Singularity Institute. His position is that to try to constrain the super intelligence would be equivalent to a group of blind mentally retarded children trying to lock MacGyver in a toolshed filled with electronics, explosives and tools. I think you’re on to something with the notion of “feedback” since that would have the best chance of ultimately leading to balance. Again, hard to conceive a workable system. Sort of like trying to imagine how evolution will progress over millions of years.

Would be great to catch up with you, summer 2010 sounds good.

]]> By: Sheppard Narkier http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9424 Sheppard Narkier Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:10:33 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9424 Hello Frances, very thoughtful, and a good conversation starter as for the 3 laws, Assimov added a fourth, the zeroth law, which talks about harm to humnaity itself. That was an important step in tying up his series as for the selfish gene, we do live in a world of memes, where memes are as important to our existence as genes are, in fact memes may be outweighing genes, for better or worse. as for the value system, it is about "feeling" and feedback in a complex adaptive environment. Understanding and anticipating the consequewnces of doing wrong. That is a larger meta concept. we can shoot the breeze on this one day, maybe by summer 2010 :<)) Hello Frances,
very thoughtful, and a good conversation starter
as for the 3 laws, Assimov added a fourth, the zeroth law, which talks about harm to humnaity itself. That was an important step in tying up his series

as for the selfish gene, we do live in a world of memes, where memes are as important to our existence as genes are, in fact memes may be outweighing genes, for better or worse.

as for the value system, it is about “feeling” and feedback in a complex adaptive environment. Understanding and anticipating the consequewnces of doing wrong. That is a larger meta concept.

we can shoot the breeze on this one day, maybe by summer 2010 :<))

]]> By: caherine http://francisshanahan.com/index.php/2009/the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-9423 caherine Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:24:38 +0000 http://francisshanahan.com/?p=2422#comment-9423 Hmm all very technical Fran, have you seen I-Robot? Hmm all very technical Fran, have you seen I-Robot?

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