> For every sentence about how intelligent behavior works there are a thousand > about how consciousness works because theorizing about consciousness is many > orders of magnitude easier than theorizing about intelligence due to the > fact that intelligence theories actually have to perform while a > consciousness theory doesn't need to do anything.
The goal of science is not to determine who is the smartest scientist, nor is it to enable the creation of new gadgets -- it just so happens that these are common side effects. The goal of science is to describe reality, and consciousness is simultaneously the most undeniable and baffling aspect of reality. Intelligence is not even a well-defined problem (and I say this as someone who does research in AI). What is your definition of intelligence? -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
