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I've enjoyed your comments, they've helped me clarify my thoughts. It seems we disagree on what creativity is. I strongly believe humans/consciousness are not
by WhitneyLand 10y ago
I've enjoyed your comments, they've helped me clarify my thoughts.
It seems we disagree on what creativity is. I strongly believe humans/consciousness are not essential elements in it. For starters:
1). No dictionary seems to link creativity and humanity
2). Einstein's insights are considered some of the greatest examples of original thinking ever, and would not be diminished, or less beneficial to society, if conjured by a black box.
3). By your definition, a machine could out do a human by a thousand fold in every possible task and still not be creative. I don't think there's any precedent or foundation that would make that a tenable position.
- wpietri 10y agoGlad to hear it. And I agree that we disagree on what creativity is. As to your points: Dictionaries are written by humans. The human is always implied. One way to tell is by looking at synonyms: inventiveness, imagination, innovation, innovativeness, originality, individuality. All very huuman words. If the theory of relativity came from a black box, then sure, it would still be a good theory, and we'd still benefit from it. That does not make the black box creative. Conscious machines could indeed be creative. We are, after all, conscious machines. But creativity involves a shift in understanding, and nonconscious machines don't understand.