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Those from Locke, Hume, Kant, Habermas, among others.

• FeepingCreature 6y ago
  Is that then really a definition that carves reality at the joints? What is it that the AI will actually be hindered in doing, that is described by its inability to meet this definition? If I think about a process using a certain mechanism, and the AI thinks about a process using a similar mechanism, but also I have a consciousness attached on top and the AI does not, then it seems petty to assign these processes different labels based on a component whose mechanical relevance is not shown. I'm not doubting the impact of conscious, reflective reasoning on human capability, mind! But most of the thinking I do is not that. Also as a general rule, you should be skeptical of considerations of reason that are based largely on introspection; the process is inherently biased towards consciousness as a load-bearing element, since consciousness is so heavily involved in the examination.
  • bildung 6y ago
    These are very good points! Current theories of reason are obviously assuming human minds. Still, even if one wants to create a new definition that includes AGIs, there has to be some concept of agency, of wanting to achieve something, with the capability being the means to that end. The capability alone isn't what brings us closer to AGI.