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Halcatraz
Artificial Intelligence Is likely to be naughty occasionally... | |
So, Advances in computing will inevitably give us an
Artificial Intelligence which will commit a crime. This is
largely because it is impossible not to break the law*
We need a plan in place. I propose re-purposing Alcatraz.
Rogue computers or robots can be transported there where
they will
run futile code (like breaking rocks) or be
underclocked to keep them docile while they are studied
and possibly rehabilitated. The locations is ideal, a stone's
throw** from silicon valley and a big sea-lion infested
stretch of salt water is as good a computer proof layer as I
can think of.
*I have an old notebook laying dead-still in a dark cellar. I
consider it to be loitering with intent.
**for a huge robot arm with malicious intent...
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Is it time to evaluate your doseage again? |
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"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." |
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Now, Hal. How's the 198 trillionth digit of Pi coming
along? |
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// Advances in computing will inevitably give us an Artificial
Intelligence which will commit a crime. // |
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Will advances in biology breed a policeman clever enough to detect a
crime committed by an artificially intelligent entity ? |
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Go read Eric Ambler's "Able criminal" hypothesis (which boils down to
the fact that the average policeman only needs to be intelligent
enough to solve crimes committed by the average criminal, so they're
a bit flummoxed when someone very clever does something naughty)
after which you might want to go and sit somewhere quiet for a bit,
biting your fingernails while rocking backwards and forwards and
whimpering quietly. |
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Actually, there might be a movie plot in there somewhere ... |
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//so they're a bit flummoxed when someone very
clever does something naughty// |
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It's also a clever idea to build as much reasonable
doubt into your crime in order to jury-proof it. You
care if you're convicted more than detected. |
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There's a huge flaw in the argument. |
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Humans have a limited lifespan. AI is for all practical purposes
immortal. |
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Prison operates by depriving a human of a portion of their life. For an
AI, that portion will be so small as to be infinitesimal. And their time
sense is radically different from that of humans. |
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You need to go back and think this one through a bit more thoroughly
(altho we like the killer sea-lions part). |
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My thinking was based around the idea that we
would need to quarantine and understand what
makes rogue AI rogue. So we can stop that in the
future. |
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//Prison operates by depriving a human of a
portion of their life// |
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That depends on whether you think prison is
there to punish, or to keep criminals and non-
criminals in different places. |
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Although, forcing futile calculations would deprive
the AI of useful processor cycles, which are
effectively units of (useful) time for a processor. |
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Incidentally, did you realize that the US Navy
trains both Sea Lions and Dolphins for military
purposes but that the Navy Seals aren't even real
seals? |
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I did write to the USN asking if Navy seals were as
good as regular seals at balancing balls on their
nose. Didn't get a reply. I wrote to the USAF
asking why the USN were so grumpy, and informing
them (in case the USN has been fibbing) that Navy
seals were just men in rubber suits. They thanked
me for my informative letter and sent me a poster
of an F15. Therefore USAF>USN |
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