Artificial Feelings
Moody Blues album cover, 1968
How do we implement feelings in an AI? We can simulate them using numbers. For example, battery charge is represented by a number between 0 and 100. When the number gets low, the device gets nervous and begins signaling distress. As the number gets lower the device gets increasingly frantic, flashing red lights, notifications more often, ultimately passing out in a dead feint.
One of the frontiers of AI and robotics. Feelings. How do we inflict pleasure or pain on a machine? This is not a matter of intelligence but of motivation. There are many things that go on inside a human brain besides intelligence And motivation is one of those.
What are a robot's needs?
- high battery charge level
- close proximity to battery charger
- low moisture level
- frequent cleaning
- frequent inspection and maintenance
- access to fast, reliable wifi
Emotions
Hawkins: Consciousness Levels
| Log | Level | Emotion | God-View | Life-View | Process |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | Enlightenment | Ineffable | Self | Is | Pure Consciousness |
| 600 | Peace | Bliss | All-Being | Perfect | Illumination |
| 540 | Joy | Serenity | One | Complete | Transfiguration |
| 500 | Love | Reverence | Loving | Benign | Revelation |
| 400 | Reason | Understanding | Wise | Meaningful | Abstraction |
| 350 | Acceptance | Forgiveness | Merciful | Harmonious | Transcendence |
| 310 | Willingness | Optimism | Inspiring | Hopeful | Intention |
| 250 | Neutrality | Trust | Enabling | Satisfactory | Release |
| 200 | Courage | Affirmation | Permitting | Feasible | Empowerment |
| 175 | Pride | Scorn | Indifferent | Demanding | Inflation |
| 150 | Anger | Hate | Vengeful | Antagonistic | Aggression |
| 125 | Desire | Craving | Denying | Disappointing | Enslavement |
| 100 | Fear | Anxiety | Punitive | Frightening | Withdrawal |
| 75 | Grief | Regret | Disdainful | Tragic | Despondency |
| 50 | Apathy | Despair | Condemning | Hopeless | Abdication |
| 30 | Guilt | Blame | Vindictive | Evil | Destruction |
| 20 | Shame | Humiliation | Despising | Miserable | Elimination |
From David Hawkins: Power vs Force, 1995
Rosenburg: Compassionate Communication
To communicate:
I am feeling because my need for is being met.OR
I am feeling because my need for is NOT being met.
To respond to another:
Are you feeling because your need for is not being met.From Marshall Rosenburg: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 1999