That would be, it is quite solipsistic? /henrik
Den mån 26 apr. 2021 kl 14:31 skrev Terren Suydam <[email protected]>: > Assuming the program has a state and that state changes in response to its > inputs, then it seems reasonable to say the program is conscious in some > elemental way. What is it conscious "of", though? I'd say it's not > conscious of anything outside of itself, in the same way we are not > conscious of anything outside of ourselves. We are only conscious of the > model of the world we build. You might then say it's conscious of its > internal representation, or its state. > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 4:29 PM Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It is quite easy, I think, to define a program that "remembers" (stores >> and later retrieves ( information. >> >> It is slightly harder, but not altogether difficult, to write a program >> that "learns" (alters its behavior based on prior inputs). >> >> What though, is required to write a program that "knows" (has awareness >> or access to information or knowledge)? >> >> Does, for instance, the following program "know" anything about the data >> it is processing? >> >> if (pixel.red > 128) then { >> // knows pixel.red is greater than 128 >> } else { >> // knows pixel.red <= 128 >> } >> >> If not, what else is required for knowledge? >> >> Does the program behavior have to change based on the state of some >> information? For example: >> >> if (pixel.red > 128) then { >> // knows pixel.red is greater than 128 >> doX(); >> } else { >> // knows pixel.red <= 128 >> doY(): >> } >> >> Or does the program have to possess some memory and enter a different >> state based on the state of the information it processed? >> >> if (pixel.red > 128) then { >> // knows pixel.red is greater than 128 >> enterStateX(): >> } else { >> // knows pixel.red <= 128 >> enterStateY(); >> } >> >> Or is something else altogether needed to say the program knows? >> >> If a program can be said to "know" something then can we also say it is >> conscious of that thing? >> >> Jason >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUgmPiCz5v4p91LAs0jN_2dCBocvnh4OO8sE7c-0JG%3DuwQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUgmPiCz5v4p91LAs0jN_2dCBocvnh4OO8sE7c-0JG%3DuwQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAMy3ZA_kzDBO7wXrgXJ36bOJmFo6cNv8pxYzt6GujRcc92Vy%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAMy3ZA_kzDBO7wXrgXJ36bOJmFo6cNv8pxYzt6GujRcc92Vy%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAF0GBnjtnJ1S%2BS6uhENxBey%2BT7X3%3D4Z9V1FVSiUe4ODYpiCn9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
