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Re:Competitive Self-Play by hammock on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:31PM (#15453181)
>I imagine this is the way we get to "true AI", or AI indistinguishable from our own.

I don't believe it would necessarily be indistinguishable from our own, since the path of evolution that it takes has a huge impact on the final product. For example, cephalopods like cuttlefish are incredibly intelligent and talented, but they evolved from mollusks and invertebrates, and are obviously incredibly distinct from humans and human intelligence.

Re:Competitive Self-Play by jonny_eh on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:06PM (#15453486)
If researches present an artificial cuttlefish to the public as true AI, I think people would be very disappointed. But I think I get your point.
Re:Competitive Self-Play by canjobear on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:28PM (#15453647)
On the other hand, basically the same structure for the eye has evolved independently multiple times in multiple different environments.
Re:Competitive Self-Play by jononor on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:38PM (#15453716)
The features emphasised can be quite different though, for instance angle-of-view, color-vision, focus-distance, ability to see motion/still objects. And even when using the same primary-sensing system like the eye, the behavior can be quite different. Compare say fox, deer, eagle and human?