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C00002 00002 9.0 CONCLUSION.
C00003 00003 The Impact of a Theory of Intelligence.
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9.0 CONCLUSION.
9.1 SUMMARY.
9.2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
9.3 CONTRIBUTIONS.
9.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR WORK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
9.5 SPECULATION ON WORK IN THE FAR FUTURE.
The Impact of a Theory of Intelligence.
Obtaining a theory of intelligence will have a massive impact
on human existence. At present there are several areas of research
relating to intellectual systems. There are cybernetic, genetic,
psychological, and physiological approachs; there is also a dichotomy
between so called "natural" and "artificial" intelligence research.
However, I wish to speculate for a moment on what happens when all
these intelligence researchers find the knowledge for which they
seek, when the phenomena of intelligence arising in genes and
germanium is well understood and a corresponding intelligence
technology is available.
A theory of intelligence, like the Copernician and
Darwinian theories, will further reduce the self centered divinity in
mankind's image of himself. The mind and soul of man will be exposed
to study and modification and man will no longer be the culmination
of evolution, but will replace himself with better intellectual
entities some of which will grow out of individual men who build
themselves into androids; other entities will be built by men as
robots; and finally androids and robots will replicate themselves and
others.
A theory of intelligence will have a massive affect
on national, international, political and military affairs.
Like nuclear physics, a theory of intelligence has a number of
atomic bombs that will become accessible before the whole theory
takes shape.
robot soldier or flyer (nearly achieved, guided missiles)
one super mind (oracle scenerio), n super minds,
bio-engineering.
At present it is not clear whether a threshold, or chain reaction
process exists or whether one just piles up computer power.
Total Welfare State, capital equipment threshold - at some date in the
near future (less than a thousand years from now)
monsters, disasters, immortality, space travel, genetic modification,
brain modification, group intelligence, inter mind communication,
The impact of a theory of intelligence on mankind will
exceed the scientific, social and philosophical impact of the
atomic bomb, Darwin, the steam engine, Copernicus, the printing
press, Christ, fire and agriculture. A massive landing of extra
terrestials is humdrum when compared to compared to the implications
of knowing the nature of intelligence.