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Re:The Myth of AI by bad_user on Friday November 14, 2014 @04:33PM (#8609625)
It's worse than that - human-like intelligence will never happen, because our intelligence is a function of our experience as we grow up and our human body.

An AI can surely surpass us, but it'll never be quite like us - so question is, will such an AI have compassion for humans, or what will stop it from hurting us? After all, I'm not so fond of humans either, as we've been exterminating entire species and damaging our habitat. And the answer is - there's no reason to believe that such an AI will support the continued existence of mankind, quite the contrary, as we may be seen as a threat to its survival.

Re:The Myth of AI by therealdrag0 on Friday November 14, 2014 @04:54PM (#8609734)
Why treat AI like a single thing? Wouldn't the openness of code lead to a plethora of AI with different demeanors, towards humans, life, and each other?
Re:The Myth of AI by bad_user on Friday November 14, 2014 @07:03PM (#8610287)
I don't think so. If we are speaking of an AI that is self-aware, then code will have as much to do with its behavior as our own DNA.

I also think that even if multiple AIs happen, they'll converge into a single one. If we would be able to connect to other people's feelings and thoughts, would we would still be able to think and act as individuals? I don't think so.

This is what I meant above - an AI will not grow in a human body to have a human-like childhood, will not receive input from the same sensors we have and will not have the same limitations that we do. For example, contrary to us, it will have an enormous memory capacity, which is interesting if you think about it, because for the human brain forgetfulness can be seen as a feature.

Re:The Myth of AI by therealdrag0 on Friday November 14, 2014 @08:12PM (#8610485)
I agree that it wouldn't be shaped by a childhood, but I think it merging into one is entirely optional.

"code will have as much to do with its behavior as our own DNA." That's what I was saying, and that can be changed to be significantly different just by changing the code.

Re:The Myth of AI by vertex-four on Friday November 14, 2014 @05:31PM (#8609904)
We don't have a reasonable open web search engine - what leads you to think it's definite that we'll have a top-of-the-range open AI?
Re:The Myth of AI by therealdrag0 on Friday November 14, 2014 @05:36PM (#8609925)
I don't think it's definite at all; I'm just remarking in a conversation of speculation.