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| Computation, Philosophy: among others, the hypothesis that the brain processes signals by algorithms. It is the question of how distinct a mapping relation must be or can ever be between unspecified symbols. Another problem is how far both sides have to be designed semantically._____________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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Stephen Wolfram on Computation - Dictionary of Arguments
Brockman I 268 Computation/Wolfram: We can argue that our brains are doing vastly more sophisticated computations than those in the atmosphere. But it turns out that there’s a broad equivalence between the kinds of computations that different kinds of systems do. This renders the question of the human condition somewhat poignant, because it seems we’re not as special as we thought. There are all those different systems of nature that are pretty much equivalent, in terms of their computational capabilities. What makes us different from all those other systems is the particulars of our history, which give us our notions of purpose and goals. >Artificial intelligence/Wolfram. Brockman I 271 (…) I realized that there wasn’t a bright line between what is intelligent and what is simply computational. Brockman I 283 The problem of abstract AI is similar to the problem of recognizing extraterrestrial intelligence: How do you determine whether or not it has a purpose? We’ll say things like, «Weil, AI will be intelligent when it can do blah-blah-blah.” But there are many other ways to get to those results. Again, there is no bright line between intelligence and mere computation. >Purposes/Wolfram. Wolfram, Stephen (2015) „Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Civilization” (edited live interview), 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. |
Wolfram, Stephen 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