Are We Spiritual Machines?: Ray Kurzweil Vs. the Critics of Strong AI |
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... mechanical properties , such as a self - organizing ability or a genuine autonomous intelli- gence , which are not explicable in terms of a series of mechanical interactions between their parts . Over and over again the vitalist ...
... mechanical properties , such as a self - organizing ability or a genuine autonomous intelli- gence , which are not explicable in terms of a series of mechanical interactions between their parts . Over and over again the vitalist ...
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... Mechanical : Two Distinct Categories of Being From the evidence discussed above it is clear that the machine / or- ganism analogy is only superficial . Although organisms do exhibit mechanical or machine - like properties they also ...
... Mechanical : Two Distinct Categories of Being From the evidence discussed above it is clear that the machine / or- ganism analogy is only superficial . Although organisms do exhibit mechanical or machine - like properties they also ...
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... mechanical linkages in a mechanical typewriter could not possibly enable it to convincingly answer questions in Chinese ( not to mention the fact that we can't fit all the Kanji symbols on the keys ) . Yes , that's a valid objection as ...
... mechanical linkages in a mechanical typewriter could not possibly enable it to convincingly answer questions in Chinese ( not to mention the fact that we can't fit all the Kanji symbols on the keys ) . Yes , that's a valid objection as ...
Contents
The Evolution of Mind in the TwentyFirst Century | 12 |
The Flawed Analogy | 78 |
Kurzweils Impoverished Spirituality | 98 |
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