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Re:Stephen Fry – AI: A Means to an End or a Means to Our End? by jodrellblank on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @09:53AM (#41579762)
> "It’s not at all certain that this can be reduced to math."

It isn't certain that it can be, but can you give any plausible reason why the Universe might allow understanding to (meat + electric patterns) and deny it to (silicon + electric patterns) ?

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Re:Stephen Fry – AI: A Means to an End or a Means to Our End? by vundercind on Thursday September 19, 2024 @07:18AM (#41590633)
Maybe! But some part of it would have to be attempting understanding, not just looking at word patterns.
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