“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of Weizenbaum’s warnings

Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by adamsmith143 on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:48PM (#34549232)

"You have to solve the navier stokes equation before you can say an airplane is truly flying."

I hope you realize how silly that sounds.

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by labrador on Friday January 27, 2023 @01:05PM (#34549484)

I can tell when an airplane is flying and I know how machines are able to fly. I have no way of knowing if you are conscious or how you are conscious if you say you are.

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by adamsmith143 on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:03PM (#34553020)

>I can tell when an airplane is flying and I know how machines are able to fly

No, I'm sure it looks like an airplane is flying and being onboard gives the right sensation but until we solve the hard problem of turbulent flows we really don't know if it's flying or not.

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