> It couldn't possibly make the connection that river and streams are bodies of water, because there is no association with reality. Yet if you asked it if riv

> It couldn't possibly make the connection that river and streams are bodies of water, because there is no association with reality. Yet if you asked it if rivers and streams are bodies of water it would probably say that they are. Likewise if I asked you if black holes and neutron stars are both celestial bodies you would say yes... but you've presumably never seen them, only read about them. Now I think you could argue that you could ultimately tie your knowledge back to some reality, like star ties to the sun and how you've seen the sun, but I haven't been so convinced that we know enough about how the mind works to be sure that the distinction between form and meaning is real. Assuming there is no "soul" which makes meat life special, I don't see any fundamental problems with building simulated intelligence.