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> That is absurd and obviously false It is actually "obviously true" unless you believe that human brains have a special metaphysical magic that makes them "mo
by feoren 4y ago
> That is absurd and obviously false
It is actually "obviously true" unless you believe that human brains have a special metaphysical magic that makes them "more than just a system". That's literally the only alternative: human brains are magic and only humans are ever capable of "understanding". It's a vacuous definition of the word. Systems can understand things, which is good, because the human brain is nothing more.
See: Daniel Dennett's response to Searle's Chinese Room.
- anyfoo 4y agoI did not claim it's about "metaphysical magic" that machines lack. But I do believe that humans usually have a very rich and multifaceted life outside of driving on a road, compared to cars, and are therefore able to integrate "training data" that cars are not. Unless your plan is to make them an active member of society.
- bowsamic 4y agoBut doing arithmetic and understanding it are different things. The latter is some reflection on the concepts, but the former is just carrying it out. There are many humans that can do arithmetic but don’t understand it Also I do believe there is a metaphysical difference between a human and a calculator, literally magic