Re: AI in FT (was Re: Be gentle...)

In message <199707130801.BAA06359@primenet.com>
	  kj@primenet.com (Karl G. Johnson) wrote:

> In addition, any AI would initially be programmed with necessary logic
and
> "learning" functions, but at what point in its development would the
AI be
> able to duplicate the human thought process to create and implement an
> 'original', unique tactic that it hadn't encountered before? Without
that
> ability present, you'll have autonomous fleets using identical tactics
(or a
> huge programming staff, which makes the basic idea of AI moot as it's
not
> truly autonomous) and a tactical (and possibly strategic) stalemate.

If AIs are only at this level, then you don't put them in
charge of battle fleets. When they have the ability to be
just as imaginitive, crafty and down right nasty as a human,
do you make them admiral.

> The ability for independent, spontaneous thought in AI can also have
severe
> side effects. What if the unit in question learned to ask the question
> "why?"? It might even decide it was fighting for the wrong side...

What, you mean like a human could?

> Besides all that, it'd put the bodybag manufacturers out of
business... 8)

Just think of all those extra jobs though for computer psychiatrists.

-- 
Be seeing you,
Sam.