On 16 March 2014 09:09, Craig Weinberg <whatsons...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > <https://31.media.tumblr.com/935c9f6ad77f94164442956d8929da19/tumblr_mncj8t2OCc1qz63ydo10_250.gif> > http://www.jesseengland.net/index.php?/project/vide-uhhh/ > > Have a look at this quick video (or get the idea from this_) > > Since the VCR can get video feedback of itself, is there any computational > reason why this doesn't count as a degree of self awareness? Would VCRs > which have 'seen themselves' in this way have a greater chance of > developing that awareness than those which have not? If not, what initial > conditions would be necessary for such an awareness to develop in some > machines and how would those initial conditions appear? > Perhaps seeing itself is not enough: it may have to be able to adjust its behaviour incorporating its own image in a feedback loop, or something. In any case, it makes more sense that self-awareness should develop as a result of some such complex behaviour than because the VCR is made out of meat. -- 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
