@Outsideness Thoughts on Iain M Banks AI/spacecraft depiction? Liberal fantasy, but I like the idea of letting humans along for the ride.
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Replying to @howardvaan
@howardvaan Coolish -- but why do the Minds not channel more resources into self-improvement? They cease growing at arbitrary scale.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness OK . . . Apparently they are constantly upgrading themselves http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_(The_Culture) …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @howardvaan
@howardvaan They upgrade themselves in a genteel, languid way. Self-improvement modeled on beings who cannot reconstruct their own brains.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness What signs could you have of an AI upgrading itself? It might be visible, but alternatively might be hidden.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @howardvaan
@howardvaan Important in our context. But Banks' AIs have no reason to hide anything.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness A Mind does occasionally hide in the novels - but not in order to subvert its biological wards1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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