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Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck by nl on Saturday July 29, 2017 @07:16AM (#14880631)
If there is a cliff, toddlers are scared of being nearby.

Not sure if you are a parent, but this isn't the case at all!

Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck by scotty79 on Saturday July 29, 2017 @08:18AM (#14880834)
https://youtu.be/WanGt1G6ScA

Not sure what to think about it.

Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck by nl on Saturday July 29, 2017 @08:29AM (#14880886)
https://youtu.be/WanGt1G6ScA?t=92 (from that video, at a timepoint which shows a young a baby crawling over a glass surface with a drop beneath it, with no sign of discomfort).

I'd say this proves the point completely. It shows that babies aren't scared of heights, and they don't acquire the fear from experience. Instead it seems likely it is that they either develop a mental model of how the world works, or they learn from watching other's behavior.

Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck by giardini on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:09AM (#14881572)
Or the mechanism is developed during a "critical period" once depth perception has developed. It isn't necessarily totally learned behavior.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period

Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck by tormeh on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:16AM (#14881605)
It comes with age, at least. Babies are afraid of some kinds of heights, but not others. Too bad that I don't remember what kinds they fear.