SteveG comments on Should We Shred Whole-Brain Emulation? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SteveG 10 July 2015 02:14:02PM 0 points [-]

If the emulation is controlled by "The Boss," what incentives does "The Boss" have?

-to increase the emulation's throughput and efficiency -to increase the emulation's focus on the task that generates value -to avoid activities by regulators, protesters or other outsiders which could cause work stoppages.

Comment author: SteveG 10 July 2015 02:31:19PM 0 points [-]

These characteristics are more available to "The Boss" if "The Boss" considerably alters a malleable emulation.

Such an altered emulation is now neuromorphic.

Thus: if one or more "Bosses" is constructing a workforce, these "Bosses" will prefer neuromorphic components over whole-brain emulations.

Thus, if emulations are sufficiently malleable, there is no economy of whole-brain emulations: There is an economy of neuromorphic computing resources.

Comment author: SteveG 10 July 2015 02:41:41PM *  0 points [-]

So, if we can establish that progress in emulation technology will quickly result in functional, malleable products, then for the most part future productivity will be generated by purpose-built neuromorphic computing resources rather than by human-like WBEs.

Comment author: SteveG 10 July 2015 03:46:29PM 0 points [-]

Unless, prior to the emergence of neuromorphic AI, forms of AI that do not include neurologically-inspired elements become more dominant.