I Think They Are Going to be Disappointed
Listening to: East At Easter - Simple Minds
I went to see The
Jacket this evening. All in all it was enjoyable… But I have come to the conclusion
that AI researchers are going to be horribly disappointed when they finally reach
their goal. I have the feeling that they are not going to be greeted by the booming
voice of god, but rather a vaguely neurotic tone.
My argument is based on the observation that any sufficiently bright mind that is
given unlimited free time (ie. it doesn’t have to hunt and gather) will a) turn to
religion b) have children or try and create something like a child (a company for
instance) or c) collapse in on itself. Now we all hope that “b” is the goal but I
have sneaky suspicion that at least for the first 4 versions we’re going to have versions
of “c” on our hands.
UPDATE: “a” is not an option as it requires (largely) a God shaped hole that is made
of the “who made me?” and “what am i doing here?” type questions. If you know
your creator is Larry then
most of the religion itches should go away.
