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What do you mean by "things that are actually teleologically useful"? Fellow physicist here by the way
by croemer 2y ago
What do you mean by "things that are actually teleologically useful"?
Fellow physicist here by the way
- Baeocystin 2y agoNot OP, but I'm assuming he means that they are maddeningly black-boxy, if you want to know how the sausage is made.
- uoaei 2y agoLike useful in an intentional way: purpose-built and achieves success via accurate, parsimonious models. The telos here being the stated goal of a structurally sound agent that can emulate a human being, as opposed to the accidental, max-entropy implementations we have today.
- calf 2y agoIs a guide dog teleologically useful?
- jrflowers 2y agoNot if you’re taste testing ceviche
- croemer 2y agoI see, so humans are also not usefully intelligent in an intentional way, because they also follow the 2nd law of thermodynamics and maximize entropy and aren't deterministic?
- throw646577 2y agoPure, refined “but humans also”.
- croemer 2y agoWhat do you mean by "Pure, refined"? You're right that "but humans also" is better than my "and humans also"
- bobxmax 2y agoSounds like an arbitrary telos, especially in a world where one of the most useful inventions in human existence has been turning dead dinosaurs into flying metal containers to transport ourselves great distances in.
- uoaei 2y agoEvery goal is equally arbitrary, I'm speaking to the assumed ideology of the AI fanatics.