Re:Can AI Become Conscious?
by tasty_freeze on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @06:06PM
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> Now, if I put music on and rub her back a bit... Well, ha! There's the magic, my good sir.
Your answer is rather flip.
Also, if you want to redefine "magic" to be nice things that are physically based but can't be summarized in a neat equation, then I also have no desire to argue. It is clear that the person I was responding to meant "magic" in a different way that you seem to be using it.
Re:Can AI Become Conscious?
by dr_dshiv on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @06:49PM
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If you want to think magic is Harry Potter, fine. But it has an intellectual history that can help frame our interpretation of contemporary technology. Recommended reading:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pico-della-mirandola/
Your answer is rather flip.
Also, if you want to redefine "magic" to be nice things that are physically based but can't be summarized in a neat equation, then I also have no desire to argue. It is clear that the person I was responding to meant "magic" in a different way that you seem to be using it.