Comments on: SIAI 2008 Summer Research Project http://singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/ The Singularity Institute exists to confront the challenge of powerful AI, both the opportunity and the risk. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mental Magma http://singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-68126 Mental Magma Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:53:50 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-68126 Won't they just transition into automaton-related manufacture, support, sales, and transport? Won’t they just transition into automaton-related manufacture, support, sales, and transport?

]]> By: Bob Mottram http://singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-61357 Bob Mottram Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:25:05 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-61357 Yes. Once we have a machine with roughly the capabilities - mental and physical - of a six year old child, and which can be economically manufactured, then it's game over for much of the economic system as we know it today because a large range of jobs currently done exclusively by humans will rapidly fall within the domain of automation. This is likely to cause changes in lifestyle at least as big as those resulting from the industrial revolution. Yes. Once we have a machine with roughly the capabilities – mental and physical – of a six year old child, and which can be economically manufactured, then it’s game over for much of the economic system as we know it today because a large range of jobs currently done exclusively by humans will rapidly fall within the domain of automation. This is likely to cause changes in lifestyle at least as big as those resulting from the industrial revolution.

]]> By: Nato Welch http://singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-60182 Nato Welch Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:58:33 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/06/23/siai-2008-summer-research-project/#comment-60182 What about the ramp-up period, before "roughly human level" AGI has been achieved? I see a lot of jobs out there that can be done by eight year olds. Child labor laws prevent humans of that age from doing them, of course, but seeing how many grown adults have no choice but to occupy these dead-end jobs, doesn't it make sense that software that could replace the job, if not the worker, would have a significant impact before "roughly human level" AGI arrives? How many times have heard people say something to the effect that they're job makes them feel like a "mindless" machine or robot? What about the ramp-up period, before “roughly human level” AGI has been achieved?

I see a lot of jobs out there that can be done by eight year olds. Child labor laws prevent humans of that age from doing them, of course, but seeing how many grown adults have no choice but to occupy these dead-end jobs, doesn’t it make sense that software that could replace the job, if not the worker, would have a significant impact before “roughly human level” AGI arrives?

How many times have heard people say something to the effect that they’re job makes them feel like a “mindless” machine or robot?

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