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Re:AI by theatgrex on Thursday February 20, 2014 @12:37AM (#7269080)
But we do have proof that general intelligence exists. So How would it be impossible for artificial general intelligence to exist ? Do you believe in mind body dualism? AGI will be difficult but comparing it to Bigfoot or Leperchauns is rediculous. There is a huge difference between very very very hard and impossible.
Re:AI by wantrepeneur on Thursday February 20, 2014 @01:14AM (#7269200)
Humans are not a general intelligence.
Re:AI by PeterisP on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:38AM (#7270061)
The definition of term "artificial general intelligence" is "intelligence of a machine that could successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can".

Humans obviously can perform intellectual tasks that a human being can perform, thus humans are machines that implement general intelligence.

Re:AI by eli_gottlieb on Thursday February 20, 2014 @06:07AM (#7270160)
This is a surprisingly good point. The learning power of human and animal minds is very limited, varies along a normal curve, and doesn't seem to scale with increased computational power (ie: brain size). The decision-making power of human and animal minds is... well, absolute crap, actually, but evolution was working with the constraint that decision-theoretically good decision-making requires lots and lots of compute-power, implying a need for lots and lots of calories, constraining the level of decision-making intelligence that could evolve to consume very limited food supplies.
Re:AI by 001sky on Thursday February 20, 2014 @12:43AM (#7269100)
Gold exists, So How would it be impossible alchemy to exist ?
Re:AI by RogerL on Thursday February 20, 2014 @01:00AM (#7269147)
Star fusion does it every day.

Evidence that something exists is evidence that it is created.

Re:AI by 001sky on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:31AM (#7269850)
Alchemy and AI are both a bit more culturally specific. I agree that seeing life on earth would not logically be inconsistent with extr-terrestial life existing. But that is not to say AI=ET.
Re:AI by weirdcat on Thursday February 20, 2014 @01:09AM (#7269176)
Re:AI by theatgrex on Thursday February 20, 2014 @12:46AM (#7269113)
if by alchemy you mean making gold from another element then it does exist. we just cant do it yet
Re:AI by TeMPOraL on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:55AM (#7270116)
We can. It involves particle accelerators and is mindbogglingly expensive.