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Warren Stupidity

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15. They are describing functional consciousness.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:58 AM

Apr 2013

That still does not get at what it is to experience the color red. It may be that perceptual consciousness emerges from sufficiently complex functional consciousness, we just don't know.

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Physicist Proposes New Way To Think About Intelligence [View all] n2doc Apr 2013 OP

Now THAT is worthy of a Nobel prize JimDandy Apr 2013 #1

K & R. n/t truedelphi Apr 2013 #2

"Thinking about intelligence" mindwalker_i Apr 2013 #3

heh, yes, I don't trust mathematicians/physicists who believe their fields cover all.... nt delrem Apr 2013 #7

The question which immediately spring to my mind is this.. Fumesucker Apr 2013 #4

Our computers have intelligence without self-awareness. DetlefK Apr 2013 #14

Re: vice versa IrishAyes Apr 2013 #18

#10 -- off to the greatest you go little thread with big thoughts. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #5

hmmm. . . so what is wisdom within this paradigm? zazen Apr 2013 #6

In view of the events of the last eight days, Someone like Ghandi might truedelphi Apr 2013 #17

Love it. littlemissmartypants Apr 2013 #8

That's not intelligence - it's a control freak! bananas Apr 2013 #11

Thanks for that. Archaic Apr 2013 #9

The paper, and a scary video, are on his website. bananas Apr 2013 #10

Aye, that may be the big fish. napoleon_in_rags Apr 2013 #12

This reminds me a lot of this science fiction novel: hunter Apr 2013 #13

I read that one, quite good I thought Fumesucker Apr 2013 #16

They are describing functional consciousness. Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #15