From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2002 - 10:44:00 MST
From: "Colin Hales" <colin@versalog.com.au>
> From the point of view of AI I liken it to trying to
> debug a word processor by looking at the silicon in the computer running it.
Trying to develop AI while ignoring cognitive neuroscience is like trying to
repair brain damage by correcting bad grammar.
It's especially important to understand the silicon in the computer running a
word processor before we can get anywhere at all with debugging a given word
processor. We need to know what kind of computer it is before we can decide on
an appropriate program to run on it. Unix software doesn't work very well on
Apple computers. In fact, it is the architecture of the CPU which dictates how
the operating system and application programs are designed, and hence, how the
software can be debugged.
Trying to develop AI while ignoring cognitive neuroscience is like trying to
repair brain damage by correcting bad grammar.
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI,
non-sensory experience, SETI
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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