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cachukis

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

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Fri May 26, 2023, 08:49 AM

May 2023

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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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