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Philosophers have been saying this for 60 years Hubert Dreyfus' 1972 book "What Computers Can't Do" is a notable example.
by JacksonGariety 9y ago
Philosophers have been saying this for 60 years Hubert Dreyfus' 1972 book "What Computers Can't Do" is a notable example.
- yters 9y agoIt's alright, but I don't recall the book articulating actions computers cannot do. It seemed to still leave open the possibility that we can automate all human work. What we need is a precise task that humans can do with ease but we can prove is impossible for any computational device whatsoever.
- mehh 9y agoSelf awareness?
- yters 9y agoThat's not a task per se. What I mean is a technical task.
- mehh 9y agoSelf awareness?
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- JacksonGariety 9y agoMy understanding was that he thinks we can potentially automate all human work, just not with computers. A precise task isn't necessary: AI researchers are simply mistaken about the nature of intelligence.
- yters 9y agoDreyfus doesn't know his comp sci. Everything automatable is computable. The interesting question is whether human intelligence is automatable.
- JacksonGariety 9y ago>everything automatable is computable why do you suppose this?
- yters 9y agoEverything physical is computable.
- JacksonGariety 9y agoSo you have to prove that all human work is physical when some of it doesn't seem to be physical at all (creative work).
- yters 9y agoYes the non-physical work is not automatable.