On Sun, 25 May 2003 10:29:52 -0500, John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2003 21:03:01 -0500, will hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> On 2003.05.24 07:50 John Hebert wrote: >>> Agreed. My perception was that the scene was meant to remind us how we >>> are different from machines, as the sex scene was juxtaposed with the >>> big rave dance scenes in slow motion. Machines (AI) don't|can't >>> experience ecstasy. >> >> I don't think he really left the Matrix. That's why he was able to >> "feel" the squids. Zion looks more like this to me: >> >> http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/rodin/essay.html >> >> Every link is broken, but there are images and essays in the directory >> that you can read. Oh, I also hope that the author's friends don't look >> like the people in Rodin's hell. >> >> If machines become intelligent, they must feel. Without emotion there >> is no reason to make a choice and a machine that can't make choices is >> not intelligent. > > Why is reason sufficient for intelligence? You open up some pretty large > vistas for discussion here, and I definitely want to discuss them fully, > but let's start small: GnuChess regularly kicks my ass by making choices, > without "feeling" I assume, about how to move chess pieces. Please > explain how this works based on your observation in the above paragraph. Ok, the above should state: "Why are emotions necessary for intelligence?" Too early, no coffee yet. :P John Hebert -- John Hebert System Engineer I T Group, Inc. http://www.it-group.com
