XPost: comp.robotics.misc, comp.ai.philosophy   
   From: kcalder@blueyonder.co.uk   
      
   In message , Chris S.   
    writes   
   >Ben Bradley wrote:   
      
   >You misunderstand me. Clearly we're able to create machines capable of   
   >out-performing humans in nearly any specific category, from lifting   
   >heavy weights to performing complex calculations. Why should the   
   >function of intelligence or government be any different? What I meant   
   >was that the degree of success or failure of our implementation will   
   >depend on the skill of whoever creates it. Naturally, it's a lofty   
   >goal, but like most obstacles, it's simply a matter of our   
   >technological evolution.   
      
   Perhaps a network of highly specialised agents, each dedicated to a   
   single problem or a set of very similar problems would be a better   
   implementation than a single general purpose 'multivac'?   
      
      
   beep,   
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   Kevin Calder   
      
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