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Re:Why general artificial intelligence will not be realized ... by alanbernstein on Saturday August 06, 2022 @05:22PM (#32371690)
I can certainly imagine an electromechanical system comprised of 1) a "brain" which can grow without practical bound, exactly like data centers already do, which controls 2) a "body" which can be switched out for another at any time, to simulate physical growth. The same brain could even control multiple bodies simultaneously.

Now, I'm not going to claim this will entirely enable AGI. But the base argument of "computers can not possibly have bodies" is nonsense.

Re:Why general artificial intelligence will not be realized ... by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday August 06, 2022 @05:26PM (#32371726)
The argument about childhood is specifically about incremental physical transformation being entangled with cognitive development. "switching out [bodies] at any time" is not in any sense equivalent.