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Re: Bitcoin the enabler - Truly Autonomous Software Agents roaming the net
by
DeathAndTaxes
on 12/12/2011, 04:43:34 UTC
Why does it need anything? It is an artificial construct that exists at our whim.

Then it isn't an artificial intelligence.

An AI is a set of systems which acts upon an environment and takes actions which maximize success.  If owning a datacenter and power generating facilities serve to ensure the success of the system then a learning system will eventually reach that outcome and attempt to achieve it.

If the system is incapable of learning then it isn't intelligent. 

Then it isn't artificial.

Now you are just debating semantics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_artificial_intelligence

"Artificial" in the sense of a created intelligence.  If some intelligent lifeform created humans they might consider us AIs.