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<blockquote> "An intellect that is much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills."</blockquote> | <blockquote> "An intellect that is much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills."</blockquote> | ||
| − | The [[Singularity Institute]] is dedicated to ensuring humanity's safety and prosperity by preparing for the | + | The [[Singularity Institute]] is dedicated to ensuring humanity's safety and prosperity by preparing for the development of an [[Artificial General Intelligence]] with superintelligence. Given its intelligence, it is likely to be [[AI boxing|incapable of being controlled]] by humanity. It is important to prepare early for the development of [[friendly artificial intelligence]], as there may be an [[AI arms race]]. A strong superintelligence is a term describing a superintelligence which is not designed with the same architecture as the human brain. |
| − | An [[Artificial General Intelligence]] | + | An [[Artificial General Intelligence]] will have a number of advantages aiding it in becoming a superintelligence. It can recursively improve the hardware it runs on. It will be capable of directly editing its own code, and improving the efficacy of its improvements recursively. Where a task accomplished in a repetitive way, a module preforming the task far more efficiently can be developed. Its motivations can be easily edited, as can its preferences. It will have an indefinite life span, be capable of reproducing, and transfer knowledge, skills, and code among its copies as well as cooperating with them with perfect communication. |
| − | The development of superintelligence from humans | + | The development of superintelligence from humans another possibility, sometimes termed a weak superintelligence. It may come in the form of [[whole brain emulation]], where a human brain is scanned and simulated on a computer. Many of the advantages a AGI has in developing superintelligence apply here as well. The development of [[Brain-computer interfaces]] may also lead to the creation of superintelligence. Biological enhancements such as genetic engineering and the use of nootropics could lead to superintelligence as well. |
==Blog Posts== | ==Blog Posts== | ||
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*[http://www.nickbostrom.com/superintelligence.html How long before Superintelligence?] by Nick Bostrom | *[http://www.nickbostrom.com/superintelligence.html How long before Superintelligence?] by Nick Bostrom | ||
*[http://profhugodegaris.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/nocyborgsbghugo.pdf A discussion between Hugo de Garis and Ben Goertzel on superintelligence] | *[http://profhugodegaris.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/nocyborgsbghugo.pdf A discussion between Hugo de Garis and Ben Goertzel on superintelligence] | ||
| + | *[http://www.xuenay.net/Papers/DigitalAdvantages.pdf Advantages of Artificial Intelligences, Uploads, And Digital Minds] by Kaj Sotala | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 12 July 2012
A Superintelligence is a being with superhuman intelligence, and a focus of the Singularity Institute's research. Specifically, Nick Bostrom (1997) defined it as
"An intellect that is much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills."
The Singularity Institute is dedicated to ensuring humanity's safety and prosperity by preparing for the development of an Artificial General Intelligence with superintelligence. Given its intelligence, it is likely to be incapable of being controlled by humanity. It is important to prepare early for the development of friendly artificial intelligence, as there may be an AI arms race. A strong superintelligence is a term describing a superintelligence which is not designed with the same architecture as the human brain.
An Artificial General Intelligence will have a number of advantages aiding it in becoming a superintelligence. It can recursively improve the hardware it runs on. It will be capable of directly editing its own code, and improving the efficacy of its improvements recursively. Where a task accomplished in a repetitive way, a module preforming the task far more efficiently can be developed. Its motivations can be easily edited, as can its preferences. It will have an indefinite life span, be capable of reproducing, and transfer knowledge, skills, and code among its copies as well as cooperating with them with perfect communication.
The development of superintelligence from humans another possibility, sometimes termed a weak superintelligence. It may come in the form of whole brain emulation, where a human brain is scanned and simulated on a computer. Many of the advantages a AGI has in developing superintelligence apply here as well. The development of Brain-computer interfaces may also lead to the creation of superintelligence. Biological enhancements such as genetic engineering and the use of nootropics could lead to superintelligence as well.
Blog Posts
- Superintelligence by Michael Anissimov
External Links
- How long before Superintelligence? by Nick Bostrom
- A discussion between Hugo de Garis and Ben Goertzel on superintelligence
- Advantages of Artificial Intelligences, Uploads, And Digital Minds by Kaj Sotala
