[FairfieldLife] Re: Is AI Possible?

2014-05-05 Thread jedi_spock
Artificial Intelligence or machine intelligence is basicaly linear in nature. It uses boolean logic at every step. It might be fast, but still linear and lacks certain qualities of biological or natural intelligence. Biological intelligence or human intelligence is non-linear in nature.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is AI Possible?

2014-05-05 Thread Bhairitu
Computers are basically calculators on steroids. They calculate. Humans are pattern learning and matching machines. You can program a computer to be a pattern learning and matching machine too. For all we know they can be programmed to feel to and have some consciousness. I also see the

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is AI Possible?

2014-05-05 Thread jr_esq
Jedi, In order for a machine to have artificial intelligence, it would have to process information based on the human senses, such as seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and feeling. As such, it would be able to understand and communicate with human beings. Also, the programming of the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Is AI Possible?

2014-05-05 Thread jr_esq
Bhairitu, Yes, there are some people who think that the universe is a machine from the Big Bang to the end of the universe. The mechanisms of how this whole thing came about and how it will end are still being debated by various theories and actual scientific data. It appears to me that

[FairfieldLife] Re: Is AI Possible?

2014-05-05 Thread jedi_spock
IOW, it should actually have the five senses. Perhaps, a mix of pattern learning, match learning and theoritical learning can enable it perceive things similar to humans. Yes, I think, it can think independently on it's own. Still, it would never be human. --- jr_esq@... wrote : Jedi,