tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post4915347357640366922..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Cowen falls for the illusion of the chess-playing Turkgcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-25323029478405573592013-11-11T19:12:07.437-05:002013-11-11T19:12:07.437-05:00I did not say anything at all about *origin storie...I did not say anything at all about *origin stories* telling us if something is intelligent, marris.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-68479572663326580052013-11-11T19:10:46.991-05:002013-11-11T19:10:46.991-05:00Gene, why should the *origin story* of a thing tel...Gene, why should the *origin story* of a thing tell us whether it is intelligent or not? And what origin criteria do humans satisfy that makes us *intelligent*?marrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508519250212893577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-82628297750182926902013-11-03T13:14:08.638-05:002013-11-03T13:14:08.638-05:00Do you think Man was simply intelligently built by...Do you think Man was simply intelligently built by God to do certain things, like make choices?Keshav Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754620266852651577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-66089804929933627142013-11-02T14:34:03.055-04:002013-11-02T14:34:03.055-04:00There are already computers that "write progr...There are already computers that "write programs." This just means that they are following a human written program that outputs code. Nothing of any importance rests on what the particular output of a program is. gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-25057039136688789222013-11-02T13:54:44.405-04:002013-11-02T13:54:44.405-04:00Well, what about if or when machines become self-p...Well, what about if or when machines become self-programming?Samson Corwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148822362930969284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-52133536161653796112013-10-31T17:00:39.019-04:002013-10-31T17:00:39.019-04:00Gene,
I'm surprised that you take this view; ...Gene,<br /><br />I'm surprised that you take this view; I don't think it's wrong, it's just that all the programmers that I speak to are usually on the side of computers being thinking machines.<br /><br />It reminds me of the old quip from Alan Turing; when asked if computers 'thought', he said that this is akin to asking if fish could swim; they 'do it all the time'.<br /><br />Hmmm, this is a complex issue. I'll have to get back after I collect my thoughts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053155617490357148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-43862206181626148652013-10-30T18:46:53.586-04:002013-10-30T18:46:53.586-04:00Not to mention that the way humans play chess is q...Not to mention that the way humans play chess is qualitatively different than the way machines do (or rather programmers do through their machines).John Goeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206464455510064541noreply@blogger.com