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Re:What Google DeepMind Means for A.I. by astazangasta on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @07:57PM (#9148599)
This is a really poor rendering of "desire". If the word "desire" is meaningful, it has to be self-actualized. Otherwise it's just a programming condition, no different than a fuse box or a dead man's switch.
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Re:What Google DeepMind Means for A.I. by Houshalter on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @08:29PM (#9148696)
It doesn't matter what word you use, the AI is still manipulating it's environment to achieve that "programming condition".

In any case, everyone's desires are programmed into them, just via genetics and evolution rather than humans and programming.

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Re:What Google DeepMind Means for A.I. by Mobiu5 on Thursday March 05, 2015 @10:03AM (#9151044)
Well, it is very different from a fuse box or a dead man's switch because it is CREATIVELY manipulating its' environment to achieve what it "wants". Also, much of what WE want is hard-coded as well.
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