Would we as the human race want to produce an intelligence superior to our own ? If you think about it, in the long run we may need to just to survive.Think of the advantages for the first nation that produced an AI machine with an IQ 300, The AI machine could be given tasks such as improving the nation economy, cleaning up environment, ending pollution, developing military strategy, of course, designing still smarter machines than itself. It's possible that the next theory of the universe will not be put forth by a human but by a competent machine.
Why is the creating a superior intelligence so important ? Wouldn't humankind find the answers to all these vexing problem eventually ? Perhaps, The necessity of generating a superior AI is the best illustrated with a story. I once heard or read this story, I'm afraid , I don't remember the author and to him or her I aplogize. And if I have changed the story a bit in the retelling , I apologize for that also.
Ten chimpanzees are in a cage. The cage door is looked. The reason how to unlock the lock and open the cage door requires an intelligence quotient of approximately 90. Each chimp in the cage has been tasted, and each has IQ of about 60. Could the 10 chimps working together find a way to unlock the cage door ? The answer is NO! Intelligence is not accumulative. In real life the chimps remain caged.
In the real world, I have problemd involving global pollution, economics, diseases like cancer and AIDs, the general quest for longevity, and any and all facets of science research that can be subtituted for the lock on the cage door. The importance of generating superior AI becomes clearly apparent. The AI may be able to uncover keys to unlock these problems that until then will remain effectively hidden from us. So I don't believe this potential of superior artificial intelligence is being overlooked by the nations of the world.
Why is the creating a superior intelligence so important ? Wouldn't humankind find the answers to all these vexing problem eventually ? Perhaps, The necessity of generating a superior AI is the best illustrated with a story. I once heard or read this story, I'm afraid , I don't remember the author and to him or her I aplogize. And if I have changed the story a bit in the retelling , I apologize for that also.
Ten chimpanzees are in a cage. The cage door is looked. The reason how to unlock the lock and open the cage door requires an intelligence quotient of approximately 90. Each chimp in the cage has been tasted, and each has IQ of about 60. Could the 10 chimps working together find a way to unlock the cage door ? The answer is NO! Intelligence is not accumulative. In real life the chimps remain caged.
