Part 6/10:
Flexibility and adaptability—Capable of encompassing diverse philosophies, ethics, and intellectual dispositions.
Robustness—Ensuring safety and reliability, preventing catastrophic errors such as existential threats.
Implementability—Focus on practical coding and data-based solutions, avoiding endless philosophical debates disconnected from real-world engineering constraints.
He criticizes the tendency to theorize endlessly without considering what is feasible in code and emphasizes that practical implementation is paramount.
Thinking Ahead: Prediction and Planning
Part Three explores how a thought process involves scenario assessment, recalling past experiences, and self-modeling—a machine's sense of self, necessary for sentience.