AAP2010 Abstracts
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| Title | Prof. |
| First Name | David |
| Surname | Chalmers |
| Institution | Australian National University |
| Title of Paper | The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis |
| Select a Stream | Philosophy of Mind |
| Abstract | I.J. Good's "intelligence explosion" is the rapid transition from greater-than-human artificial intelligence to superintelligence. I will give a philosophical analysis of the argument for an intelligence explosion, and will consider the forms that such explosion might take. Focusing on the likelihood that it will take place within a simulated world, I will consider resulting practical and philosophical issues. How, if it all, can we control the impact of superintelligence in a simulated world on our world? Will systems in a post-singularity world be conscious? Can we be among them? |
