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

Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by BlueTemplar on Friday January 27, 2023 @08:09PM (#34554016)

This assumes though that :

- AGI is possible.

- AGI is possible without recreating qualia / an experiencer in some form.

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by jamiek88 on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:33PM (#34554509)

Have you ever read Blindsight?

It goes into the idea of intelligence without consciousness very well.

Why should there be an experiencer? Is that necessary or even optimal for intelligence?

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by BlueTemplar on Saturday January 28, 2023 @03:46PM (#34561661)

We really don't know ! (At least yet...)

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by adamisom on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:54PM (#34554635)

Well, I hope it’s not possible !

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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by dbspin on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:47AM (#34569875)

The original point stands even if AGI isn't possible in the strong sense. Self replicating embodied AI robots (in the contemporary machine learning / deep learning limited sense) may well be possible, and dangerous while being cognitively limited / affectively absent.

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