Re:The Myth of a Superhuman AI
by ankurdhama on Thursday April 27, 2017 @12:57AM
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My point regarding the simulation argument is that there is a difference between computational simulation and physical simulation.
If I simulate a map I get a map. Are minds like maps, or like nuclear reactions?
Re:The Myth of a Superhuman AI
by ankurdhama on Thursday April 27, 2017 @03:01AM
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I have no idea what you are trying to say. A simulation is about "changes in the state of a system over time". Not sure how you can simulate a map?
I meant something like taking a physical map and representing it as bits in the memory of a computer. That's still a map; you can orient yourself with it. I'm just saying that there are things whose simulation is still a thing of the same kind. Perhaps minds are like that.
In everyday life, we treat other minds more like "maps" than like "nuclear reactions". We interact with nuclear reactions by getting radiation sickness and dying. We interact with people through more indirect channels. A simulation could be at the other end of the channel and we wouldn't know. Maybe he wouldn't now, either!
We don't get electrocuted when our interlocutor's neurons are firing, the effects on us are only through his external behaviour. It's the abstract informational flow what seems to matter.
What can a real brain do that a simulated brain can't?
Re:The Myth of a Superhuman AI
by ankurdhama on Thursday April 27, 2017 @05:27AM
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Only one way to find out - Create a simulated brain and you will get the answer.
Re:The Myth of a Superhuman AI
by interfixus on Thursday April 27, 2017 @02:27AM
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If you simulate a brain you get an intelligent computer program
That sounds like a really interesting experiment. Have you published your data?
Same with the solar system. We can create simulated solar systems. We will probably be able to make simulated brains. What is your point?
Alright, assuming the first AI even is a simulated brain (I don't see why we can't invent intelligence from first principles first.) We could definitely tweak it. We know of drugs like amphetamines that enhance human ability. That's like Stone Age tech compared to what's possible if we had unlimited control over every neuron in the entire brain. Not to mention just adding more neurons and making a larger brain. This is just touching on what's possible, I could go on for ages on possible improvements.