I’d like to point out the social media site Polis as a way to further facilitate constructive discussion. A quick glance at this site’s layout says it likely falls into the same social pitfalls of Reddit, kept at bay mostly through the site’s niche nature and stated purpose. Being able to map out points of agreement among users has clear value, especially if some of the replies from this post are correct regarding the site’s current social climate.
Aside from that, my actual ideas/observations are very fleeting and uninformed (this is my first visit to the site), so take them with a grain of salt.
There seems to be a basic assumption that an AI will always follow the logical conclusion of its programming (a la the Paperclip Maximizer). Could there be ways to prevent an AI from doing this? Maybe have several sets of goals with subtle differences, and have the AI switch between which set of goals it pursues at random time intervals. Bonus points if each set of goals reflects the perspective of a different creator or group of creators. Drastically different goal sets could potentially render the AI nearly non-functional, which would fly in the face of why you’d make it in the first place, but may also be worth considering.
Avida and similar programs could be interesting to look at. I’m sure they come up often, though.
I’m sure all of you know of OpenAI Five and its successes over top DOTA 2 players. However, I’d like to inform/remind whoever reads this that the meta OpenAi played in was dramatically limited in scope compared to the full game, and players were still able to consistently defeat it once it went public. Real life is (arguably) more complicated than DOTA 2, so we still have some time yet before our AI comes into fruition.
Assuming the AI takes over as quickly as I’m led to believe it hypothetically would, there are always people living away from software-based technology, be they living in tribes or in bunkers. If things go south, our friends in the tinfoil hats are going to be the ones keeping western society alive, so… food for thought, I guess?
Passerby here.
I’d like to point out the social media site Polis as a way to further facilitate constructive discussion. A quick glance at this site’s layout says it likely falls into the same social pitfalls of Reddit, kept at bay mostly through the site’s niche nature and stated purpose. Being able to map out points of agreement among users has clear value, especially if some of the replies from this post are correct regarding the site’s current social climate.
Aside from that, my actual ideas/observations are very fleeting and uninformed (this is my first visit to the site), so take them with a grain of salt.
There seems to be a basic assumption that an AI will always follow the logical conclusion of its programming (a la the Paperclip Maximizer). Could there be ways to prevent an AI from doing this? Maybe have several sets of goals with subtle differences, and have the AI switch between which set of goals it pursues at random time intervals. Bonus points if each set of goals reflects the perspective of a different creator or group of creators. Drastically different goal sets could potentially render the AI nearly non-functional, which would fly in the face of why you’d make it in the first place, but may also be worth considering.
Avida and similar programs could be interesting to look at. I’m sure they come up often, though.
I’m sure all of you know of OpenAI Five and its successes over top DOTA 2 players. However, I’d like to inform/remind whoever reads this that the meta OpenAi played in was dramatically limited in scope compared to the full game, and players were still able to consistently defeat it once it went public. Real life is (arguably) more complicated than DOTA 2, so we still have some time yet before our AI comes into fruition.
Assuming the AI takes over as quickly as I’m led to believe it hypothetically would, there are always people living away from software-based technology, be they living in tribes or in bunkers. If things go south, our friends in the tinfoil hats are going to be the ones keeping western society alive, so… food for thought, I guess?