Caledonian2 comments on Optimization and the Singularity - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Caledonian2 24 June 2008 05:45:24PM 0 points [-]

That doesn't seem to be the same thing as merely asking for a little precision in the definitions of "intelligence", "self improvement", and "friendliness".

If it were possible for us to define those concepts precisely, we would already be well on our way to creating AI. A problem can only be resolved once we can define it, after all.

We have no such definition of 'intelligence', 'self-improvement' is only an intuitive concept at present, and 'friendliness' is entirely vapor. The reason no one is giving you what you're asking for is that no one can at present - and admitting that is more than some are willing to do.