AI suicides... only nerds need to read this

[emp]

Being really, really sick with a fucking cold today, I am going to emerge myself in this and a bit of sorting my files/bookmarks

Background (read this first):
Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?

Exploration launchpad:
Using the Internet to Build Their Case for Artificial Intelligence

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[MisterX]

Nice find, I read all of it.

Get well soon.:smilie_weihn_winki:

 

[yoink*gasp*]

Perhaps it was the realization that creating an automous and independent intelligence that replicates that of a human is a near-impossible task when we don't completely understand the workings of the human brain. With neural-connections that are constnatly expanding, dying, growing, and shrinking, how can a computer with a fixed physical space ever truly compare?

In calculation prowess, certainly, but in actual capability it is now, and will always be, limited.

 

[MisterX]

Perhaps it was the realization that creating an automous and independent intelligence that replicates that of a human is a near-impossible task

Haha, come on, it probably wasn't as simple as that. They both had a bunch of personal issues apart from their AI work.

 

[yoink*gasp*]

Haha, come on, it probably wasn't as simple as that. They both had a bunch of personal issues apart from their AI work.

LOL I know. It sounds as if they both got too absorbed into their work and just couldn't take the fact that it wasn't going anywhere. Then again, what we know as casuasl observers is extremely limited.

 

[elime]

Hey Emp, very interesting article. Wired actually did a great job covering everything from start to finish, and really did their research. It's eerie looking at their blogs.

And Yoink...

In calculation prowess, certainly, but in actual capability it is now, and will always be, limited.

Actual capability now? Yes. Always? I highly, highly doubt it. If humanity manages to avoid destroying itself, this century alone will contain nearly incomprehensible developments (to the contemporary mind).

Any of you familiar with Ray Kurzweil's work and the concept of the Singularity? The Singularity is Near is a fucking amazing read - yes, the profanity is necessary for effect. Google for his TED speeches.

 

[Jon]

EMP... keep those SARS to yourself ya dig?

 

[yoink*gasp*]

And Yoink...

Actual capability now? Yes. Always? I highly, highly doubt it. If humanity manages to avoid destroying itself, this century alone will contain nearly incomprehensible developments (to the contemporary mind).

Any of you familiar with Ray Kurzweil's work and the concept of the Singularity? The Singularity is Near is a fucking amazing read - yes, the profanity is necessary for effect. Google for his TED speeches.

Without question, there will be advances. But I fail to see how we are going to be able to develop an AI similar to Hal, or GlaDOS (sorry, just had to), without further understanding our own minds and how they function.

Either way, it won't be in my lifetime.

 

[stmadeveloper]

That's working on the assumption that anyone really wants AI to be human like. How many of your neighbors do you like? Don't roll em out in an assembly line

 

[Pheelix]

Maybe it's similar to Cantor's breakdown when dealing with infinities. It's too much for a human brain to tackle and there's a short-circuit somewhere.

 

[UnripeArbiter]

"Kurt Gödel, the introverted confidant of Einstein, proved that there would always be problems which were outside human logic. His life ended in a sanatorium where he starved himself to death."

Dangerous Knowledge - Full Documentary

 

[elime]

"Kurt Gödel, the introverted confidant of Einstein, proved that there would always be problems which were outside human logic. His life ended in a sanatorium where he starved himself to death."

Dangerous Knowledge - Full Documentary

I watched that a while back, it's actually a very interesting program. Yes, I like that kind of stuff. Recommended.

 

[iLoxx]

Trying to understand things that are beyond human mental capabilities or becomming obsessed with a very complex subject for a long time has never been healthy for anyone's mind in the long run.

 

[Andrew]

"The Age of Spiritual Machines" , the most influential book I ever read.

 

[SeanW]

Background (read this first):
Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?

I knew McChimp, I remember the flamewars in wpg.general with the guy. He was crazy. Fucking nuts. But when someone hacked his "internet soap opera" site and made it redirect to Playboy.com, well, that was funny.

Sean