The whole point of the stories is that it doesn’t work in the end, it is a case study in how not to do it. How it can go wrong. Obviously he didn’t solve the problem. The first digital computer had just been constructed, what would you expect?
Obviously he didn’t solve the problem. The first digital computer had just been constructed, what would you expect?
The FAI problem has nothing to do with digital computers. It’s a math problem. You’d only need digital computers after you’ve solved the problem, to implement the solution.
Not that they weren’t good stories, and not that I expect fiction authors to do their own basic research, but I wouldn’t say they’re about the Friendly AI problem.
It is most certainly not an academic look at the concept, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t play a role in bringing the concept to the public eye. It doesn’t have to be a scientific paper to have a real influence on the idea.
The whole point of the stories is that it doesn’t work in the end, it is a case study in how not to do it. How it can go wrong. Obviously he didn’t solve the problem. The first digital computer had just been constructed, what would you expect?
The FAI problem has nothing to do with digital computers. It’s a math problem. You’d only need digital computers after you’ve solved the problem, to implement the solution.
Not that they weren’t good stories, and not that I expect fiction authors to do their own basic research, but I wouldn’t say they’re about the Friendly AI problem.
It is most certainly not an academic look at the concept, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t play a role in bringing the concept to the public eye. It doesn’t have to be a scientific paper to have a real influence on the idea.