Why are we using black box models in AI when we don’t need to? (2019)

Re:Why are we using black box models in AI when we don’t nee... by drunkpotato on Sunday January 05, 2020 @11:48AM (#21962119)

I don’t know if you’re asking rhetorically or not, but the honest answer is we don’t know yet. Those sensory experiences are called “qualia” in philosophy and cognitive science and they are not well understood yet. You might enjoy the paper “What is it like to be a bat?” https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/hum...

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Re:Why are we using black box models in AI when we don’t nee... by feanaro on Sunday January 05, 2020 @03:57PM (#21964028)

Yes, it was rhetorical in an attempt to get the point across. I try to refrain from naming qualia when first explaining it. I've read Nagel's paper, but I haven't thought about it for some time so thanks for reminding me.

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Re:Why are we using black box models in AI when we don’t nee... by barrkel on Thursday January 09, 2020 @09:38PM (#22007945)

I usually see the Turing Test as a thought experiment for showing the irrelevance of qualia for AI, among other philosophical objections (e.g. Chinese Room).

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