On 17 January 2014 11:43, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 6:42 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 17 January 2014 13:34, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I meant that if the physics of the brain is computable it follows as a >>> straighforward deduction that it would *at least* be possible to make >>> a philosophical zombie. It is then a further argument to show that it >>> would not be a zombie but a conscious being. >>> >> I don't see this. Why would it at least be possible to make a p-zombie? >> (And if you can show by a further argument that it's a conscious being, then >> clearly it wasn't a zombie...) >> > > I think he means that strong AI would be possible, and then strong AI + comp > -> conscious programs.
At least *weak* AI would be possible. Weak AI means computers could do everything we do but without necessarily being conscious. Strong AI means they would also be conscious. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- 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.
