On 16 March 2014 09:09, Craig Weinberg <[email protected]> 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 [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/d/optout.
