Hi Folk, A little more you may find interesting.....
RE: The much-discussed arXiv paper Maguire, Phil, Moser Philippe, Maguire, Rebecca and Griffith, Virgil 2014 'Is Consciousness Computable? Quantifying Integrated Information Using Algorithmic Information Theory'. http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.0126v1) Now there’s an article in New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229692.800-sentient-robots-not-possible-if-you-do-the-maths.html#.U3liRihGO5L *‘Sentient robots? Not possible if you do the maths’* The headline should read: *‘Sentient robots? Not possible if you use computers’* Breathtaking blindspot revealed yet again: The presupposition that real AGI involves formal computing. Here I am building a robot brain that does not use computing, and New Scientist guy doesn’t even realise the possibility. This presupposition is so completely trained-in it’s .... its...... <sigh> I have been watching this for >10 years now. I expect COMP to circle the toilet for a little while yet and then the penny will drop. I guess.. 1-2 years? Don’t despair: Brilliant (AGI) robots will happen! They just won’t use computing as their main cognitive architecture. Why anyone should be upset about this change of fortune beats me. Cheers -- 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.
