On 14 January 2014 20:24, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/13/2014 11:16 PM, LizR wrote: > > On 14 January 2014 19:42, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 1/13/2014 10:18 PM, LizR wrote: >> > So you don't think a discussion of what counts as an AI is a good idea? > OK, that's fine by me (you're the one who wants to discuss it, after all!) > > No, I meant I don't think it's a good idea to try to restrict AI to mean a > *conscious* computer. I'm certainly willing to assume it's possible. I > don't think a philosophers zombie is possible. >
I just want to use the possibility of a conscious computer programme while disussing this idea Edgar has that it would always be possible to know if one is in a virtual reality. > So let's just assume it's possible, since it's presumably a consequence of > Edgar's theory, that a computer could be conscious, > > I don't know that Edgar agrees to that, although it would seem to be a > consequence of his theory. He hasn't said what it would take for a robot > to be conscious. Would intelligent behavior be enough? > I'm not sure Deep Blue is conscious, but it certainly appeared to be intelligent. -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
