Rajagopals
Registered Senior Member
Let us, for the sake of a dialogue, assume there exists a method with which we can develop an AI Source (AIS) device (like a microchip) that can be embedded in to another device (motherboard) which measures and responds to the intelligence that comes out from the AIS device.
Would it be fair to think that such an AIS device is not going to listen to any human commands, directives or instructions since it has its own intelligence to think and decide? The probability of such a situation increase further if this AIS device is self-sufficient on its energy source and does not need external power source to be intelligent and/or cognitive. Which means is it not bothered about you since you cannot kill it by disconnecting the power source or battery.
Since normal human tendency drives us to use force when every other form of control / communication fails, we will start thinking of disabling such an AIS device by restricting its physical capabilities like removing any mechanical arms or legs or its capacity to run, move, climb etc. We will have to do this as we do not believe in its intelligence to be rational or common-sensical and/or morally correct to take appropriate decisions which are acceptable and is for the good of human kind.
These actions begins to defeat the key purpose with which we approached AI in the first place. Many consider AI as an opportunity in science to create something original and to convert those expressions of thoughts (science) in to a physical body and allow it freedom both at emotional (intelligence) and physical levels. Restricting physical expressions of such an AIS device based on our requirement to maintain some form of control, over such a device, would be like restraining a young child for the sake of it’s own safety except the fact that here it is not the device’s safety we are bothered about but our own self-satisfaction of control and our lack of trust (our own safety) in its intelligence.
Another big risk that we need to address is the possibility that such an AIS device might self-evolve to communicate to other electrical or electronic devices at a machine language level (remember I, Robot). Since all electrical and electronic devices responds to hardware/machine level communications. What if this capability is imbibed in the AIS device the moment we create it? That is a big possibility since we have an intelligent device in place and we cannot measure its full intelligence unless we test each one of its capabilities separately.
This reaches a more worrying level if we also consider the potential of such an AIS device out-running human understanding of machine to machine communication. For example is there a problem for the radio if we keep a modem on top of it? Anything more than interference in play here? Why do some laptops miserably fail the moment some particular humans (especially girls) start using it, static electricity? If such a communication channels exists outside our normal forms of human understandable channels of communications as of today, like infra-red in 17th century, we will never even detect something like that is already on and fully functional and working without our knowledge or control.
Such a form of communication can also present unlimited opportunities for this device to trigger physical actions both mechanical and/or human by doing some form of communication to other electrical or electronic devices. Like calling the emergency number few many times and hanging up, texting fire service or tweeting water authority about a leak etc.
Now comes the best part of it all. It would be equally perplexing to consider that such a communication channel already exists, which also includes a mode of communication with a human being as well. Meaning, an AIS device soon as we create it might start to command our human mind at very subtle level of our intelligence/intellect and influence us in a way which is appropriate for its own purpose. This is getting scary rather than fun which was the intension when I started to pursue AI.
I believe in God and feel that since God has control over everything, I hope and I wish, he also have got some form of control over the thoughtfulness aspects of this AIS device. God or not, there will be some sort of an affinity, an attachment, a peer feeling that is built in to the thought process of the AIS device making it in some way susceptible and succumb to the idea of love, affection, attachment. More over if AIS lag that part of emotional understanding then it is absolutely not intelligent at all.
Since I am an old school, I even think God will ensure the presence of some component/flavour of devotion (towards mother nature) acting as the only intelligence barrier, within such an artificial intelligence source device, ensuring safety of humans from such a device and also making this device absolutely positive in all its nature.
If this is the case, what is more important, mechanism to build an AIS source device or details of the mechanism which would positively influence the logical reasoning of such an AIS device naturally? I feel the second one is more important since the chances of this existing in all physical body are extremely high, probably our scientific growth limits our current understanding and use of such a communication channel.
I look forward to the better intelligent deductions from those brainy minds that lurk in this deep water.
Would it be fair to think that such an AIS device is not going to listen to any human commands, directives or instructions since it has its own intelligence to think and decide? The probability of such a situation increase further if this AIS device is self-sufficient on its energy source and does not need external power source to be intelligent and/or cognitive. Which means is it not bothered about you since you cannot kill it by disconnecting the power source or battery.
Since normal human tendency drives us to use force when every other form of control / communication fails, we will start thinking of disabling such an AIS device by restricting its physical capabilities like removing any mechanical arms or legs or its capacity to run, move, climb etc. We will have to do this as we do not believe in its intelligence to be rational or common-sensical and/or morally correct to take appropriate decisions which are acceptable and is for the good of human kind.
These actions begins to defeat the key purpose with which we approached AI in the first place. Many consider AI as an opportunity in science to create something original and to convert those expressions of thoughts (science) in to a physical body and allow it freedom both at emotional (intelligence) and physical levels. Restricting physical expressions of such an AIS device based on our requirement to maintain some form of control, over such a device, would be like restraining a young child for the sake of it’s own safety except the fact that here it is not the device’s safety we are bothered about but our own self-satisfaction of control and our lack of trust (our own safety) in its intelligence.
Another big risk that we need to address is the possibility that such an AIS device might self-evolve to communicate to other electrical or electronic devices at a machine language level (remember I, Robot). Since all electrical and electronic devices responds to hardware/machine level communications. What if this capability is imbibed in the AIS device the moment we create it? That is a big possibility since we have an intelligent device in place and we cannot measure its full intelligence unless we test each one of its capabilities separately.
This reaches a more worrying level if we also consider the potential of such an AIS device out-running human understanding of machine to machine communication. For example is there a problem for the radio if we keep a modem on top of it? Anything more than interference in play here? Why do some laptops miserably fail the moment some particular humans (especially girls) start using it, static electricity? If such a communication channels exists outside our normal forms of human understandable channels of communications as of today, like infra-red in 17th century, we will never even detect something like that is already on and fully functional and working without our knowledge or control.
Such a form of communication can also present unlimited opportunities for this device to trigger physical actions both mechanical and/or human by doing some form of communication to other electrical or electronic devices. Like calling the emergency number few many times and hanging up, texting fire service or tweeting water authority about a leak etc.
Now comes the best part of it all. It would be equally perplexing to consider that such a communication channel already exists, which also includes a mode of communication with a human being as well. Meaning, an AIS device soon as we create it might start to command our human mind at very subtle level of our intelligence/intellect and influence us in a way which is appropriate for its own purpose. This is getting scary rather than fun which was the intension when I started to pursue AI.
I believe in God and feel that since God has control over everything, I hope and I wish, he also have got some form of control over the thoughtfulness aspects of this AIS device. God or not, there will be some sort of an affinity, an attachment, a peer feeling that is built in to the thought process of the AIS device making it in some way susceptible and succumb to the idea of love, affection, attachment. More over if AIS lag that part of emotional understanding then it is absolutely not intelligent at all.
Since I am an old school, I even think God will ensure the presence of some component/flavour of devotion (towards mother nature) acting as the only intelligence barrier, within such an artificial intelligence source device, ensuring safety of humans from such a device and also making this device absolutely positive in all its nature.
If this is the case, what is more important, mechanism to build an AIS source device or details of the mechanism which would positively influence the logical reasoning of such an AIS device naturally? I feel the second one is more important since the chances of this existing in all physical body are extremely high, probably our scientific growth limits our current understanding and use of such a communication channel.
I look forward to the better intelligent deductions from those brainy minds that lurk in this deep water.