Mark Waser wrote:
Talk about fortuitous timing . . . . here's a link on Marvin Minsky's
latest about emotions and rational thought
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/health_science/articles/2006/12/04/minsky_talks_about_life_love_in_the_age_of_artificial_intelligence/
The most relevant line to our conversation is "*/Called "The Emotion
Machine," it argues that, contrary to popular conception, emotions
aren't distinct from rational thought; rather, they are simply another
way of thinking, one that computers could perform/*."
Yay for Minsky!
[Sorry, little outburst of emotion there].
There are so few people who speak up against the conventional attitude
to the [rational AI/irrational humans] idea, it is such a relief to hear
any of them speak out.
I don't know yet if I buy everything Minsky says, but I know I agree
with the spirit of it.
Minsky and Hofstadter are the two AI thinkers I most respect.
Richard Loosemore
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