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| Software: Software is a set of instructions, data, or programs that are used to operate computers and carry out particular activities. It is the antithesis of hardware, which refers to a computer's external components. See also Computers, Computer programming, Hardware. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Seth Lloyd on Software - Dictionary of Arguments
Brockman I 10 Software/Lloyd: Raw information-processing power does not mean sophisticated information-processing power. While computer power has advanced exponentially, the programs by which computers operate have often failed to advance at all. E.g., Microsoft Word reached its apex in 1995 and has been slowly sinking under the weight of added features ever since. E.g., Robots are good at making precision welds on assembly lines, but they still can’t tie their own shoes. >Deep Learning/Lloyd. Brockman I 11 A major fear of the singulariteers (>Singularity/Neumann) is that as computers become more involved in designing their own software they’ll rapidly bootstrap themselves into achieving superhuman computational ability. But the evidence of machine learning points in the opposite direction. >Deep Learning/Lloyd. Malware: Cyberspace is indeed inhabited by harmful programs, but these primarily take the form of malware—viruses notable for their malign mindlessness, not for their superintelligence. Lloyd, Seth. “Wrong, but More Relevant Than Ever” in: Brockman, John (ed.) 2019. Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI. New York: Penguin Press._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Lloyd, Seth Brockman I John Brockman Possible Minds: Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI New York 2019 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19