It's an easy question to answer... if we know what the machine understands, we know what it can do. If we don't know what it understands, we might not. So that's why we don't want sloppy definitions of understanding in an opaque age of gigantic neural networks.
On 9/10/21, Matt Mahoney <mattmahone...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't understand why we are so hung up on the definition of > understanding. I think this is like the old debate over whether machines > could think. Can submarines swim? > > Philosophy is arguing about the meanings of words. It is the opposite of > engineering, which is about solving problems. Define what you want the > machine to do and figure out how to do it. > > I know what it means for a human to understand or think or be conscious. > For machines it's undefined. What problem does defining them solve? > Machines learn, predict, and act to satisfy goals. What else do you want > them to do? > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 12:06 AM Mike Archbold <jazzbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 9/9/21, WriterOfMinds <jennifer.hane....@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hey Mike ... I took a look at the Survey doc, and it appears that a lot >> of >> > the opinions are under the wrong names. You've entered my definition as >> > James Bowery's, Daniel Jue's definition as mine, and so forth (looks >> like an >> > "off by one" sort of error that continues down the document). >> >> >> I think the problem is only that I put the name following the >> description, right?? I'll switch it around tomorrow so that you see >> the name first. I quick checked yours and it looked right. >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------ >> > Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI >> > Permalink: >> > >> https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T2ee04a3eb9a964b5-M525b91709c9e58f430cb0c40 >> > Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription >> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T2ee04a3eb9a964b5-M72894438056e24586cb96eae Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
