Re:GPT-4
by oska on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @04:32AM
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Schrödinger was a real and very eminent scientist, one who has staked their place in the history of science.
Sagan, while he did a little bit of useful work on planetary science early in his career, quickly descended into the realm of (self-promotional) pseudo-science. This was his fanciful search for 'extra-terrestrial intelligence'. So it's apposite that you bring him up (even if the quote you bring is a big miss against a philosophical statement), because his belief in such an 'ET' intelligence was a fantasy as much as the belief in the possibility of creating an artificial intelligence is.
Sagan, while he did a little bit of useful work on planetary science early in his career, quickly descended into the realm of (self-promotional) pseudo-science. This was his fanciful search for 'extra-terrestrial intelligence'. So it's apposite that you bring him up (even if the quote you bring is a big miss against a philosophical statement), because his belief in such an 'ET' intelligence was a fantasy as much as the belief in the possibility of creating an artificial intelligence is.