Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
No more Blub for me, thank you, Vicar.
You are less likely to have accidents at Palo Alto than Mumbai, but at Palo Alto the traffic will be fast enough to kill youchris webster wrote: . . . Driving around Palo Alto is one thing, driving around downtown Mumbai is quite another. . . .
And as the late lamented Terry Pratchett wrote:
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
David Spades wrote:but first, what is the criteria to be called a sentient being?
I think this is the essence of my question --> is it possible for computer to be sentient
No more Blub for me, thank you, Vicar.
Guillermo Ishi wrote:It seems to me the bar defining AI is continuously raised.
chris webster wrote:
David Spades wrote:but first, what is the criteria to be called a sentient being?
I think this is the essence of my question --> is it possible for computer to be sentient
How do I even know that you are sentient?
Campbell Ritchie wrote:You are less likely to have accidents at Palo Alto than Mumbai, but at Palo Alto the traffic will be fast enough to kill you
Campbell Ritchie wrote:You can doubtless program a driverless car for the Indian traffic, but there is a risk that its safety features will make it unable ever to perceive gaps large enough to move into, and it will deadlock.
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." -- Ted Nelson
I haven't. but I have seen the driving on the TV.Tapas Chand wrote: . . . Good to know that Chris and Campbell visited Mumbai...I stay here. . . . we drive leaving 5 milimeters from each other . . .
Paul Clapham wrote:
Guillermo Ishi wrote:It seems to me the bar defining AI is continuously raised.
And also, the definition of AI is pretty flexible. The OP says "is it possible for computer to be sentient"... I counter by saying "is it possible for a computer to be interested in the activities of the Kardashian family?" Or... "Is it possible for a computer to believe in reincarnation?"
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Campbell Ritchie wrote:What's 5 millimetres? Is it slightly under ¼″?
Tim Cooke wrote:I quite enjoyed that video Jesper. Stamp collecting took a rather sinister turn at the end
Here's another interesting talk on AI. This one's a bit more philosophical:
TED Talk: Nick Bostrom - What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?
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