that the most powerful algorithms, the ones that would likely first become superintelligent, would be distributed and fault-tolerant, as you say, and therefore would not be in a box of any kind to begin with.
Algorithms don’t have a single “power” setting. It is easier to program a single computer than to make a distributed fault tolerant system. Algorithms like alpha go are run on a particular computer with an off switch, not spread around. Of course, a smart AI might soon load its code all over the internet, if it has access. But it would start in a box.
Funny you mention AlphaGo, since the first time AlphaGo(or indeed any computer) beat a professional go player(Fan Hui), it was distributed across multiple computers. Only later did it become strong enough to beat top players with only a single computer.
Algorithms don’t have a single “power” setting. It is easier to program a single computer than to make a distributed fault tolerant system. Algorithms like alpha go are run on a particular computer with an off switch, not spread around. Of course, a smart AI might soon load its code all over the internet, if it has access. But it would start in a box.
Funny you mention AlphaGo, since the first time AlphaGo(or indeed any computer) beat a professional go player(Fan Hui), it was distributed across multiple computers. Only later did it become strong enough to beat top players with only a single computer.