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It’s philosophical/logical jargon referring to whether one event causes another: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency https://en.m.wikiped
by theptip 6y ago
It’s philosophical/logical jargon referring to whether one event causes another:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency
You’re rightly confused because the GP formulated a non-sequitur. Embodiment is if anything a necessary, but not sufficient condition for the human brain to develop intelligence. It’s not a sufficient condition on its own for general intelligence; cats are embodied too.
- godelski 6y agoI would not agree that embodiment is a necessary condition for human level intelligence. The reason I use sufficient is more broad. A cat does have intelligence. Human level? No. Intelligence? Yes. As I explained in the post, embodiment enables a rich feature space, which is what makes it a sufficient condition. It isn't just the simple act of having a body, but the ability to interact with the environment creating a more rich environment. I cannot think of any creature (by definition all having bodies) that doesn't have some form of intelligence. But we need to distinguish "human level" intelligence from "intelligence" and "human level" from "human like." These are different things.