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Re:How close are we to solving vision? by unlikelymordant on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @08:45AM (#12957883)
> Without interaction there can be no intelligence. And there is no interaction without a body of some shape.

I disagree fully. Can a person born quadriplegic not be considered intelligent simply because they can't interact with things? They can interact by communicating, same as a computer can.

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Re:How close are we to solving vision? by erikpukinskis on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @01:03PM (#12960437)
A quadriplegic has a body, they can move their head, mouth, eyes, etc, and those things can influence the world. That constitutes a perception action loop which is a basic requirement for intelligence.

An AI without any actuators is more like a fully paralyzed person.

A baby which was born totally paralyzed would in fact be profoundly retarded and they would be unable to communicate or form anything resembling intelligence. See http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-seriously-creepy-two-kitten-exper...

An AI with vocal cords and a microphone in the real world has a body.

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