Mark1955 wrote: ↑December 26th, 2018, 5:02 am
UniversalAlien wrote: ↑December 11th, 2018, 8:37 am
One thing, the main thing, that limits the supposed threat of conscious AI taking over and exerting dominance
over its Human creators is VOLITION
How could they, or just could they, give volition to a machine?
Could they really engineer a machine so the machine 'wants' something?
How are you biochemically engineered to want something. The chances are it's some sort of electro-potential created in your brain. How it's created is another question, but if you can create an electro-potential in a biological matrix you can create one in an inorganic matrix. When [if] we work out how the human mind 'wants' we can almost certainly copy the methodology into a machine.
You would think so - I would think so.
But, like I said in the next post [and no personal insults were meant, and if so perceived they would imply
to me too since I've been so contributing} - And others pointed this out - EXACTLY what is meant by
consciousness?
Saying no exact universal definition will be acceptable to all - Then the question should be modified so an
answer is possible.
Say we ask can a Man-made computer become aware? - Already you must say yes - We can program
quite a bit of awareness now.
Still the conscious volition possessed by most Human beings at least some of the time is more complicated.
Why do you want ? - A good part of this is based upon biological factors {ie. hunger so you want to eat}
Other wants such as desire for money, power, prestige - Possible to give these wants to a machine?
Why you want can be analyzed and understood - How would you give a machine wants?
- Why would a machine want anything at all?
You see what we are talking about is creating a new lifeform {I use this word loosely};
But though non-biological this entity, aware and wanting - will be 'alien' but still
- Another form of existent 'life' {again using the word life loosely}.
- UniversalAlien