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Re:Geoffrey Hinton and Demis Hassabis: AGI is nowhere close ... by sjeohp on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:17PM (#18719733)
>Hence, a halting oracle is the best explanation for the human mind

What does it explain though? That the human brain has a black box capable of solving certain problems... how exactly?

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Re:Geoffrey Hinton and Demis Hassabis: AGI is nowhere close ... by mannykannot on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:33PM (#18719897)
Indeed - it's essentially the homunculus fallacy, or magic dressed up in the language of knowledge.

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

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