> > Also, relatedly and just as critically, the set of perceptions regarding > the body and its interactions with the environment, are well-structured to > give the mind a sense of its own self. This primitive infantile sense of > body-self gives rise to the more sophisticated phenomenal self of the child > and adult mind, which gives rise to reflective consciousness, the feeling of > will, and other characteristic structures of humanlike general > intelligence. A stream of words doesn't seem to give an AI the same kind of > opportunity for self-development.... >
To put it perhaps more clearly: I think that a standard laptop is too lacking in -- proprioceptive perception -- perception of its own relationship to other entities in the world around it to form a physical self-image based on its perceptions ... hence a standard laptop will not likely be driven by its experience to develop a phenomenal self ... hence, I suspect, no generally intelligent mind... -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=111637683-c8fa51 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
