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Limiting science to knowledge expressed in human language seems unreasonable. I think that it's the degree to which a system can understand and predict the worl
by vintermann 10y ago
Limiting science to knowledge expressed in human language seems unreasonable. I think that it's the degree to which a system can understand and predict the world that matters - not whether it can explain it to us.
Might as well say that German mathematics isn't real mathematics, because it's all incomprehensible gobbledegook to someone who doesn't speak German.
- kazagistar 10y agoScientific knowledge already isn't expressed in normal human language; scientists build up a language of mathematical symbols, diagrams, and domain specific terms to encode and communicate their understanding in a more effective format. After all, how well do you understand a thing if you can't explain it? I suspect the real issue will be difference in mental skills... there might not be a human who can understand what the AI understands, even if it is very good at explaining.