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Not consciousness, but intelligence. Big difference.
by rhyolight_ 9y ago
Not consciousness, but intelligence. Big difference.
- analogic 9y agoIs it? Personal theory is consciousness scales, like we're more conscious than a bug, but a bug still definitely conscious. Then like A.I. overlords / borg hive mind more conscious still.
- gnaritas 9y agoMaybe it does, but does intelligence require consciousness?
- aminorex 9y agoAnd: Is the question empirical or analytic? It is hard to discuss such matters without an agreed framework, definitions. The definitions for these terms are a long-standing analytic conundrum. Abstractly, it is hard to understand how any performance could require consciousness unless consciousness is defined as a class of performance. If it is, then the question boils down to "Is performance class I a proper subset of performance class C?" Which is, prima facie, an analytic question.
- namlem 9y agoHow far down does the scale go? Are brainless animals like oysters conscious? What about the mycelium network underneath a forest?
- analogic 9y agoWell maybe better way to state, less 'conscious' and more 'things they're conscious of.'
- cgmg 9y agoNot sure why you were downvoted. It's important to keep the two terms separate for the sake of discourse, even if "ultimately" they turn out to be the same. Can something be more conscious but less intelligent than something else, or viceversa? We don't know for sure yet.
- freeflight 9y agoAre there commonly agreed definitions for those terms in the AI/ML community? I don't know, that's why I'm never sure what terms to use.
- amthewiz 9y agoCognitive scientists define consciousness as the ability to have subjective experiences. The definition is not mathematically concrete, but sufficient to differentiate from intelligence.