Are We Spiritual Machines?: Ray Kurzweil Vs. the Critics of Strong AI |
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... question is not whether computers can suc- ceed at doing this or that . For the sake of argument , I am just going to assume that everything Kurzweil says about the increase in compu- tational power is true . I will assume that ...
... question is not whether computers can suc- ceed at doing this or that . For the sake of argument , I am just going to assume that everything Kurzweil says about the increase in compu- tational power is true . I will assume that ...
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... questions from a fixed list of stock questions ( because that's a trivial task ) , but answering any unanticipated question or sequence of questions from a knowl- edgeable human interrogator , just as in Turing's eponymous test . Now ...
... questions from a fixed list of stock questions ( because that's a trivial task ) , but answering any unanticipated question or sequence of questions from a knowl- edgeable human interrogator , just as in Turing's eponymous test . Now ...
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... question , “ does a particular entity emit carbon dioxide , ” I can answer that question through clear objective measurement . If I ask the question , " is this entity conscious , " I may be able to provide inferential arguments ...
... question , “ does a particular entity emit carbon dioxide , ” I can answer that question through clear objective measurement . If I ask the question , " is this entity conscious , " I may be able to provide inferential arguments ...
Contents
The Evolution of Mind in the TwentyFirst Century | 12 |
The Flawed Analogy | 78 |
Kurzweils Impoverished Spirituality | 98 |
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