Topic: Block Chain is a general AI with a narrow obejective secure the blockchain. (Read 67 times)

blockchain is not an AI
its a ledger with rules

automation is not AI
intelligence is not staying on a fixed logic. but able to change the logic and make its own new rules/functions

AI is where the rules change all by themselves purely because of the data results of previous actions it has itself generated without human input.

bitcoin only functions due to human input.
humans decide to put more ASICS to mine.
humans make transactions
humans archive the data by deciding to be fullnodes

an example of an AI blockchain would still NOT be this:
when the first generation block is created. the initial settings are
1difficulty
500byte blocksize
1 fullnode

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at the first block. the code has some functions. to spend the reward to an API shoppingcart to purchase cloud storage. and upload a copy of fullnode software to that cloudstore (no human decision)
then the 2 nodes compete to make the next block.
(thus a simple self generating sybil virus replication is not AI)
as all of this was programmed into it by a human. and the code is still the same.
automation(not need human maintaining) is not AI

the code then has to have the ability to change its own code and create new purpose. new end results

the changing of the code is not just parameter changing like self changing the difficulty or blocksize.
it actually has to change its function.
EG make its own decision to create a new transaction format all by itself
EG find new cloudstore vendor all by itself
EG negotiate better cloudstore subscription deal
EG create a new mining algorithm all by itself
EG recognise a bug/flaw and create its own fix

I am of the view BTC is the world's first general AI with a narrow objective to secure the blockchain.

It can and does do everything to optimize power to hash which secures the blockchain.

It happens to be mated to the human population at the moment on the basis it offers value via arbitrage of the valuation of everything in the world vs legacy FIAT. Robotic actors could increase fulfill this role.

whether etherium or some other become dominant is otiose. The proposition stands.