"Permanence" - An Adaptationist Solution to Fermi's Paradox?

Russell Wallace wrote:
[...]

The more I think about it, the more I think this can't possibly work -
[...]

And there's way too much to know in that lot to be hardwired into the
DNA, so most of it's going to have to be learned afresh by each
[...]
Am I missing something?

Yes: The written word. External knowledge bases, and 'culture'.


So why have we not yet been overrun by AI robots?

Cheers,
Martin

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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:50:15 GMT, Martin 53N 1W
wrote:

Russell Wallace wrote:
[...]

The more I think about it, the more I think this can't possibly work -
[...]

And there's way too much to know in that lot to be hardwired into the
DNA, so most of it's going to have to be learned afresh by each
[...]
Am I missing something?

Yes: The written word. External knowledge bases, and 'culture'.

Exactly: the ability to read, and learn large amounts of complex
information in part from books and other media, will be selected for.

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Russell Wallace wrote:
[...]
Exactly: the ability to read, and learn large amounts of complex
information in part from books and other media, will be selected for.

The knowledge and the knowledge sharing media will evolve also, in
parallel to whatever entities make use of that knowledge base.


We have examples of similar parallel evolution here on Earth. Humans and
domesticated animals are just one example. A more recent rapid example
is more dextrous thumbs for mobile phone text messaging!

Regards,
Martin

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