--- On Sun, 6/1/08, John G. Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK How about this. A CAPTCHA that combines human audio and > visual illusion that evokes a realtime reaction only in a conscious > physical human. Can audio visual illusion be used as a test for > consciousness? Could it be used to evoke a specific conscious-only > reaction in a human mind? Hmm...
For example, a CAPTCHA plays an audio clip and you have to match it to one of several images. Or did you have something else in mind? In any case, solving a CAPTCHA means giving the right output for some input. There is no reason in principle that a machine could not solve it. What do you mean by consciousness? Do you agree that a human brain simulated by a computer at the neuron level would be functionally equivalent and indistinguishable from human? Or is there a mysterious force like "consciousness" that causes the machine to give a different output for some input? -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=103754539-40ed26 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
