4 ms·
> I have no qualms saying [thermostats] are intelligent > Intelligence is a very vague and very context dependent thing That's either contradictory, to state
by _a_a_a_ 3y ago
> I have no qualms saying [thermostats] are intelligent
> Intelligence is a very vague and very context dependent thing
That's either contradictory, to state that something has property X where X is vague to the point of undefined, or you are setting a very low bar for intelligence (I'm actually okay with the latter).
Just a question, if a bimetallic strip can be intelligent, is a marble intelligent for having the wit to find a low point on an uneven surface by rolling downwards?
- jampekka 3y agoThe marble question is good. For most purposes I'd say the bimetallic strip (one connected to an actuator at least) is more intelligent than a marble. Studying dynamics of internal properties of the termostat is more fruitful than of the marble that is easy to describe as an unchanging object. Taken to the logical conclusion, we are all just rolling downwards to a minimum energy state just like the marble. I don't think intelligence is an intrinsic, let alone binary, property of an object or a system.