On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:33:11 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote: > > On 3/26/2013 7:13 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > It is a bit what happens, please study the theory. Qualia are useful to > accelerate information processing, and the integration of that processing > in a person. And they are unavoidable for machines in rich and > statistically stable universal relations with each others. > > > Can you describe exactly how they are unavoidable? Specifically I wonder > what constraints this puts on them. Looked at from the aspect of > engineering intelligence I would assume it would depend on sensor > capabilities, i.e. that machines would primarily communicate about what > they can both see. But that doesn't account for humans who communicate a > lot about what they feel. >
What if I develop a sensor which has photological detection capacities which are so acute that it can detect chemical signatures. Would it see odors or would it smell patterns of light? Craig > Brent > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
