Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon

Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by Houshalter on Saturday October 25, 2014 @01:57AM (#8507351)

This is unreasonable. AIs need not be simulations of people, or even like humans at all. Humans are just the first intelligences to evolve, from iteratively improving something that guided locomotion in fish. We are far from optimal. AI technology improves every day and most of it looks nothing like neuroscience, let alone physics simulations.

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Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by erikpukinskis on Monday October 27, 2014 @12:42AM (#8513880)

They don't have to simulate us in order to be intelligent. They would have to simulate us if they wanted to eclipse our intelligence in all respects. I argued that they will be intelligences alongside us. Different. Better in some ways and worse in others.

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Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by _random_ on Saturday October 25, 2014 @04:57PM (#8509381)

True. Flawed as any analogy, but cars don't need animal-like legs, wheels are more efficient and they are not well-represented in nature.

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Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by coldtea on Sunday October 26, 2014 @01:31AM (#8510303)

Only if roads exist.

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Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by Houshalter on Sunday October 26, 2014 @03:15PM (#8511961)

Fish and birds don't use propellers or jets.

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Re:Elon Musk: With artificial intelligence we are summoning ... by coldtea on Sunday October 26, 2014 @11:54PM (#8513715)

Well, fish use their tails as propellers.

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