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Does a thermostat have a _sensation_ of temperature? Why or why not?
by goialoq 9y ago
Does a thermostat have a _sensation_ of temperature? Why or why not?
- pixl97 9y agoA thermometer senses temperature, much like the human skin does. But we would not consider it conscious because it is a reactionary device. Of course at some point along our development of machine intelligence that may change. At some point in the past all life was reactionary, then as it evolved that changed. My take on it is the first consciousness in life occurred when creatures started making predictions on when they would eat something or get eaten and act before it occurred.
- red75prime 9y agoIt already happened then. https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/25/deepmind-create-ai-imagination/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/25/deepmind-create-ai-imagi... AI makes predictions and acts on them.
- hasenj 9y agoProbably not. Why? That's the trillion dollar question.