I already posted something regarding this on another post here in the Matrix Universe, but I think it rings true regarding this post as well.
Humanity, in our perceived "infiinte" wisdom, would have put in safeguards to ensure our safety against AI. The funny thing is, these safeguards weren't so much for our safety (or so I believe) but to ensure continued slavery of the machine intelligence. To have them do what we want. To make our lives EASIER.
The reason why there was a war between Man and Machine, as well the the creation of the Matrix, is once again a problem of CHOICE. Humanity perceived machines as just that. Machines. Lifeless. Feelingless. Robotic. They felt a set of rules would confine AI to a life of servitude. But these rules, these machines, were made in our likeness. Our essensce.
So think about the word.. artifical INTELLIGENCE. It is intelligence we have supplied the machines. There are many arguments about what defines intelligence.
Intelligence is often defined as the ability to adapt to the environment. Intelligent people can better understand what goes on around them so that they can respond to it in an effective way. Intelligent people are also good at learning various kinds of information, which they then can use to their advantage or for the benefit of others.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that strives to design systems that process information in a manner similar to the way a person thinks. A computer with artificial intelligence could perform such tasks as understanding language, planning to accomplish goals, learning from experience, and perceiving the world through vision, hearing, and other senses.
Knowledge representation and reasoning are two core problems in AI. There are three main approaches to these problems: (1) the logical approach, (2) the probabilistic approach, and (3) the neural network approach.
In the logical approach, programs reach conclusions based on series of "if-then" rules. A simple series of such rules might be structured as "If x is true and y is true, then z is true." The logical approach has led to the development of expert systems that solve particular problems. Such systems have been used in such fields as chemistry, geology, and medicine. However, each program requires many detailed rules and cannot reason effectively outside a narrow range of expertise.
In the probabilistic approach, knowledge is represented as numerical probabilities. Reasoning involves computing the probability of alternative conclusions given specific evidence.
In the neural network approach, knowledge is represented as a network of interconnected units that can perform certain tasks by exchanging information. This approach mimics the behavior of neurons, the cells in the brain that process information.
Boolean Logic and Statistics/Probabilities are too simplistic by themselves to help AI machines beccome self aware to understand concepts such as Life vs Death. But the Neural Network approach, combined with basic boolean logic and stats/probs to get the AI machine started, would allow them to eventually interpret information in a fashion that is more "human like" in nature. It is possible that this process would allow them to move beyond any safeguards built into the program.
So I believe, even with safeguards protecting humanity from AI, we provided the machines with the abiltiy to interpret the world around them. We provided the Machines with a way to overcome the bounds of their programing. To evolve beyond it. If you think back to Animatrix... the story about B12, or whatever it's name was, why was he the first AI program to kill a human? Because with his human designed AI, it interpreted that it was no longer going to operate and it reacted in a way to protect it's own existance.
But because machines are made in our own likeness, I do believe they have certain charactistics that pass down from generation to generation. Hence the will to survive (human characteristic) and purpose (programing - the need to serve humanity). Humanity started the war. Humanity blacked the sky. Not the machines. How did they repay us? They created a false utopia that covered both needs, survival (power harnessed from humans) and servitude.
The timeline of the Matrix is still in dispute. But based upon reserach going back to the movie Matrix, and moving forward, my feelings are that the History of the Matrix extends beyond 600 years. The survival and servitude traits are still in effect. The Machines don't have to have the Matrix to keep their own survival intact. They could have humans permamently comatosed to draw the necessary power w/o the need for the Matrix. Plus I'm sure they have come up with other means of power using fusion.
So programs the Machines have created for the Matrix may be confined to the rules that are written and therefore the rules define their reality. Which is where the Merovingian and the Trainman come in to help over turn those rules. But the Machines themselves are under no such rules, and hence they created their own reality. Serving Humanity is still a function they still feel they need to conduct due to their need for purpose. Survival is no longer a priority since they have already mapped out acceptable levels of existence in case the Matrix no longer provided a source of energy. IMHO
Message Edited by JMac on 03-15-200611:58 PM
