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I would say emotions are generated by different neural circuits. An AI may not have emotions coded, specifically beyond the point "this is good because it matc
by java-man 6y ago
I would say emotions are generated by different neural circuits. An AI may not have emotions coded, specifically beyond the point "this is good because it matches my prediction" and "this is surprising because it is not what I expect".
An AI may not specifically need fear, aggression, love, hunger, or whatever low level control mechanisms animals have evolved prior to neocortex.
This is just my opinion, of course.
- Trasmatta 6y agoYeah, I could definitely see this. I think I would still worry that some abstract, unintentional type of suffering could find its way in, due to the complexity of the system. It wouldn't be the type of suffering we experience, but could still be unfathomably terrible for the conscious AI. But maybe without the survival mechanisms that were programmed into us by evolution, such a thing just wouldn't happen.
- java-man 6y agoThere is a certain school of thought that postulates that consciousness is what it feels to have a neocortex. In evolutionary terms, this is a novel experience relative to a much earlier and simpler control circuit (i.e. amygdala). My bet is the first AI that will achieve consciousness will not have emotions coded in. It may understand human emotions on a descriptive level, but the emotions per se are not required for a functioning AI. Think of a very calm mentor that can see you failing and correcting you before you make a mistake.