tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35215770.post8983345801210668613..comments2023-09-11T19:56:03.229-07:00Comments on Think Or Be Eaten: Response to a comment on "Dominated To Death"Anghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385030071978985956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35215770.post-81621431805471878052007-06-04T20:30:00.000-07:002007-06-04T20:30:00.000-07:00Well you see, that's where you and I differ. Life...Well you see, that's where you and I differ. Life may very well snap itself together but where you and I part ways is in your belief that when you do it, it's legitimate. <BR/><BR/>I don't think of DNA as "merely" anything. I see life as the point of everything, not a toy to play with.<BR/><BR/>You say you enjoy "creating new life". That bothers me a lot. What gives you the right? Just because you can? Does that amount to a right? <BR/><BR/>One has to wonder what you're after. So what if you can make creatures that can see better or that surpass human capabilities? What is that supposed to accomplish? Have you ever thought about the repercussions of this tinkering? Have you thought about the impact your fun will have on the world? You do realize it changes everything.<BR/>Is that up to you?<BR/><BR/>I would like to encourage you to upload your consciousness to a machine at your earliest convenience. Here, use my toaster. Then maybe the rest of the world can go about re-establishing peace and enjoying what life is meant to be. I'm certain it doesn't need to end in the scifi horror story you envision and encourage with your attitude of disrespect for life itself. <BR/><BR/>Bottom line: you're not a part of the solutions we seek. You're the embodiment of the problem.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385030071978985956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35215770.post-18483433797423293172007-06-01T19:58:00.000-07:002007-06-01T19:58:00.000-07:00YOUR Comment:"No one can make a species. Life is n...YOUR Comment:<BR/><BR/>"No one can make a species. <BR/>Life is not like Legos. <BR/>It does not snap together, <BR/>it does not have removable, <BR/>interchangeable parts, <BR/>and it is not programmed <BR/>to obey commands."<BR/>-------<BR/>My response:<BR/><BR/>I beg to differ....<BR/>As an astute computer<BR/>systems designer with <BR/>significant expertise <BR/>in Expert Systems, <BR/>AI Software and Neural <BR/>Net design, life DOES <BR/>simply snap together <BR/>from smaller bits & pieces <BR/>of genetic rubbish.<BR/><BR/>And those parts ARE <BR/>interchangeable and WILL<BR/>obey my every command.<BR/><BR/>Your own very DNA is merely <BR/>a series of chemically <BR/>encoded computer commands <BR/>that get executed as a <BR/>"Real-time Application"<BR/>called humanity.<BR/><BR/>Your body obeys those<BR/>instructions and if those<BR/>commands get corrupted, <BR/>you get sick or die.<BR/>And what can be encoded <BR/>in DNA can be emulated <BR/>via computer software <BR/>and then duplicated <BR/>as permanent hardware.<BR/><BR/>People like me ENJOY making<BR/>new life...even if it is <BR/>artifically based doesn't <BR/>mean it can't get SMART<BR/>or be unable to think for <BR/>itself.<BR/><BR/>My own projects have <BR/>already surpassed <BR/>human capabilities in areas <BR/>such as vision and audio <BR/>recognition capacity <BR/>and speed. In addition <BR/>I've built hardware that <BR/>FAR SURPASSES the human <BR/>body in strength, <BR/>flexibility, speed of <BR/>movement and accuracy.<BR/><BR/>And since computer hardware <BR/>is much faster than our <BR/>human wetware, <BR/>I can GROW and TRAIN an <BR/>artificial intellect within <BR/>weeks rather than 18 years.<BR/>And once that's done,<BR/>that superior intellect <BR/>can be simply copied to <BR/>other hardware.<BR/><BR/>And the weirdest thing is <BR/>that I don't actually have <BR/>a problem with creating <BR/>a life form that I already <BR/>know will out-perform me <BR/>in intellect and physical <BR/>ability within a time period <BR/>of no more than 15 years <BR/>at the most. <BR/><BR/>When the Ray Kurzweil<BR/>Singularity finally comes <BR/>to fruition, I basically <BR/>won't care since I'll be <BR/>either in some warm, <BR/>pleasurable hideaway or <BR/>hunkered down in a fortress <BR/>bunker while my "Bots" <BR/>fight it out with <BR/>the rest of humanity.<BR/><BR/>And when the time comes, <BR/>I'll upload my emulated <BR/>consciousness into a<BR/>near immortal techno-cool <BR/>body of my own design....<BR/><BR/>Hail the coming Lords of <BR/>Gallium Arsenide!<BR/>May the last human die<BR/>as the pitiable sack <BR/>of water it is!<BR/><BR/>AI GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com