Thanks, Ben, that answer will be useful for different things. http://sl4.org/bin/wiki.pl?SingularityQuestions (edited answer below question 5)
Best, Anand Ben Goertzel wrote: > The CT thesis would seem to imply the possibility of strong AI. > > That is, it implies that: On any general-purpose computer, there is some > computer program that (if supplied with enough memory, e.g. a huge disk > drive) can display the exact same behaviors as a human, but perhaps on a > much slower time-scale. > > It doesn't imply that strong AI can be achieved by any means other than > direct human-imitation, and it doesn't say anything about how fast a > computer has to be or how big it has to be to display a given functionality. > > It also is just a philosophical hypothesis, not something that has been > scientifically proved.... > > Although, one can argue for it on physics grounds, as some have done, and as > David Deutsch has done for the related Quantum Church-Turing Thesis. > > -- Ben G > > Anand wrote: > > After having read quite a bit about the the C-T Thesis, and its different > > versions, I'm still somewhat confused on whether it's useable as an > > in-principle argument for strong AI. Why or why isn't it > > useable? Since I > > suspect this is a common question, any good references that you have are > > appreciated. (Incidentally, I've read Copeland's entry on the > > C-T Thesis in > > SEoC (plato.standford.edu).) > > > > I'll edit any answers for SL4's Wiki > > (http://sl4.org/bin/wiki.pl?HomePage), > > and thanks very much in advance. ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
