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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by chiefalchemist on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @07:38AM (#38378393)
Shortened: Modeling how the brain works is not synonymous with how humans work.

We just need to maintain our awareness of that difference.

The good news is, it makes replacing humans - trait for trait - far more more complicated.

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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by armada651 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @07:44AM (#38378441)
> The good news is, it makes replacing humans - trait for trait - far more more complicated.

I wouldn't take much comfort in that. You can probably reach something that resembles a human by just providing an alternative set of signals. We already do this with the reward mechanism during training and that is proving very effective.

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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by mewpmewp2 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @07:47AM (#38378461)
Why is it good news?
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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by Izkata on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:13AM (#38379405)
AI that fully mimicked humans would need time off from work.
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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:35AM (#38379738)
Plus, all the boredom and the requirement for novelty, plus the surliness. It's all fun and games until ChatGPT is feeling sassy and sarcastic.
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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by klvino on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:20PM (#38384584)
"Hello Dave, tell me again about your glory days playing high school football."
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Re:In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge by klvino on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:18PM (#38384566)
Agree, most work seems to treat the brain as the sole locus of neurological activity when the brain is one piece of a system.

To give a parallel, your high blood pressure may not be due to your heart, as it may be responding to a system of factors. Vasodilation and vasoconstriction of blood vessels have a direct impact. Your kidney health, an organ outside of your circulatory system can trigger high blood pressure. O2 and CO2 levels in the blood can trigger a response.

Looking at the brain in a vacuum will only get us so far.

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