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I find it fascinating that just a few centuries ago, most philosophers and scientists considered that humans were the only "intelligent" species. Today's resear
by seesawtron 6y ago
I find it fascinating that just a few centuries ago, most philosophers and scientists considered that humans were the only "intelligent" species. Today's research consists of diverse animal species where it is so common to see how even the smallest of species like Zebrafish or fuit-flies possess extremely complex neuronal networks which process external stimuli ranging from visual, audio or social cues and produce very specific ("intelligent") responses. This was thought to be absent in non-human species to a greater degree in the past but now we have so much evidence to disprove that.
- SuoDuanDao 6y agoIt's quite fascinating that as we are making AIs which are smarter than humans in 'narrow' applications, we are also becoming more aware of existing lifeforms that are already smarter than us in 'narrow' fields of their own, e.g. a squirrel's memory for food stashes. I wonder whether our society will integrate interactions with AIs and nonhuman animals as part of the same process.
- seesawtron 6y agoWe might need organizations to protect "robo rights"? I think I already saw some piece of information where someone tried to enforce that.