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   Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) to Ingo Siekmann   
   Re: Atomic Rockets Suggestion   
   10 Jan 17 19:35:37   
   
   From: seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com   
      
   On 1/10/17 8:47 AM, Ingo Siekmann wrote:   
   > Hallo,   
   >   
   > Am 10.01.2017 um 09:40 schrieb eripe:   
   >   
   >   
   >> A human is made from atoms   
   >> A computer is made from atoms   
   >>   
   >> There is no reason why computers can't evolve into conscious beings   
   >> with hopes, dreams and ambitions. And an IQ of 16000.   
   >   
   > But how? Magic? The power of love?   
   >   
   > AI will have to be programmed.   
      
      
   	Maybe. Or maybe you'll only have to program a very small piece and the   
   rest programs itself (self-modifying programs already exist, this isn't   
   a big new idea). And if that's the case, you'll have a hard time   
   precisely controlling what comes out of that development.   
      
      
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