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There is a risk associated with emulation research, but I'm not convinced it would so certainly lead to unfriendly AI as you suggest. Moreover, you yourself hav
by TheEzEzz 15y ago
There is a risk associated with emulation research, but I'm not convinced it would so certainly lead to unfriendly AI as you suggest. Moreover, you yourself have stated how difficult FAI research is. The real question then is whether or not the risk of emulation research is small enough to outweigh the small chance of friendly AI succeeding before other AI projects succeed. I have yet to see a comparative analysis of these two possibilities.
- nextstep 15y agoHow do you quantify friendly in a meaningful way? If AI systems were in control over human systems, and it's involvement would directly harm or benefit humans, wouldn't the friendly/unfriendly designation vary based on perspective? What I mean is let's say the AI is taught morality from a pure utilitarian standpoint. Then, certain ethical decisions might harm a minority to benefit humanity overall. Is this AI friendly or not? Ethical systems, like all first-order logic, are inconsistent systems, and there will be ambiguities. Good and bad are human concepts that are deeply rooted to a given observer's perspective.
- TheEzEzz 15y agoGood and bad are human concepts that are deeply rooted to a given observer's perspective. Of course. By friendly I mean friendly from my own perspective, or perhaps also from the perspectives of other people with sufficient overlap to my own conception of good.