Hi all,
I had read an article related to the discussion. I feel it could be of some
inportance.
http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/love.asp
Regards,
Nandakishor
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 Ben Goertzel wrote :
>
>I don't claim that all unmonitored thought processes are emotional, of
>course
>
>I think that the most abstract description of emotion is "mental processes
>outside the scope of free will, resulting in widely-distributed effects
>across the mind, often correlated with physiological responses"
>
>How do you define "emotions", Mike?
>
>ben
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> It is true that there is a portion of the process of emotion that is not
>under our conscious control. There are in fact many cognitive functions
>underlying lots of different conscious thoughts that are not subject to our
>introspection or direct control, though perhaps not beyond our
>understanding. We necessarily have limited ability to watch our own thought
>processes, in order to have time to think about the important stuff, and to
>avoid an infinite regress. This limitation is "hardwired" in our design.
>The ability to selectively observe and control any cognitive function is a
>possible design option in an AI. The fact that there will not be time or
>resources to monitor every mental process, that most will be automatic, does
>not make it emotion. Lack of observation, and lack of control, do not mean
>lack of understanding.
>
> I agree that there will necessarily be automatic functions in a practical
>mind. I don't agree that these processes have to be characterized or shaped
>as emotions. I expect to see emotional AI's and non-emotional AI's. We
>don't know enough yet to predict which will function better.
>
> 1. highly emotional AL. (out of control)
>
> 2. moderately emotional AI. (like us, undependable)
>
> 3. slightly emotional AI. (your supposition, possibly good)
>
> 4. non-emotional AI. (my choice, including simulated emotions for human
>interaction)
>
>
> Mike Deering.
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