I think her point is we are the ones making sense of the botted (Reply #6)

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Fri May 26, 2023, 08:49 AM

cachukis (1,520 posts)

6. I think her point is we are the ones making sense of the botted

words. When I taught semantics and logic, I pointed out how there is always a little bit of truth in everything said. The issue for the reader was to discern how valid was the argument and what was not presented.

Does the position make sense? If it does, you will be transformed by it. If it doesn't, you will be transformed by it. Will your castle be made of sand or stone?

We are readers and ask questions. Realize, there are zillions who are not.

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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
An AI thought experiment by Emily Bender [View all]	BootinUp	May 2023	OP
The connection I can make from this thought experiment is	1WorldHope	May 2023	#1
I can't really imagine it too well.	BootinUp	May 2023	#2
There is a more recent and more honest documentary, I saw it on someone's Apple TV app. .	1WorldHope	May 2023	#3
This thought experiment is pretty much self-serving, and its conclusion, although correct, is moot.	Beastly Boy	May 2023	#4
It's fairly clear that people misunderstand	BootinUp	May 2023	#5
Turns out Emily's experiment is not a novel idea. See John Searle's Chinese room	BootinUp	May 2023	#7
I think her point is we are the ones making sense of the botted	cachukis	May 2023	#6
Interesting. Ty	BootinUp	May 2023	#10
I'm not sure the thought experiment here accurately reproduces the situation of a computer	Martin68	May 2023	#8
The point of the experiment is to show	BootinUp	May 2023	#9
If you can't tell the difference then it's like not knowing if Schrodinger's box contains	Martin68	May 2023	#11
That would be like the Turing Test	BootinUp	May 2023	#12
When I posted my previous response, I took for granted what appeared self-evident to me.	Beastly Boy	May 2023	#13
I see that mine is the minority opinion. I am aware that my test is basically the same as	Martin68	May 2023	#14
In my view, the Thai Library experiment demonstrates the difference between	Beastly Boy	May 2023	#15
Sometimes my replies are very short	BootinUp	May 2023	#16
If the reliability issues persist then it will be clear that AI is not intelligent because those	Martin68	May 2023	#17

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