(November 5, 2016 at 5:46 am)Mathilda Wrote: Saying that we can theoretically reproduce it given enough computing power is that very different from saying that we will eventually reproduce it .
No RationalWiki said that most experts in the field think that long-term it's an existential risk and that the minority who don't admit their reasons for thinking otherwise may not be valid
Quote:And there's equivocation here about reproduce. Does it mean here to simulate it or create it?
You can't create human consciousness in something that is not human because then it would not be human consciousness.
That doesn't matter. There's nothing special about human consciousness. It doesn't have to be actual human consciousness. If it's as intelligent or more intelligent than human consciousness whether it's actual biological human consciousness is obviously irrelevant to the point. It's like when pro-lifers are interested in whether a fetus is 'actually human'. It's completely irrelevant.
Quote:If that's what Rationalwiki is saying then it is wrong and I don't think many people working in the field of artificial consciousness would disagree with me on that.
I believe that we can give AI consciousness for example. I think we should and I believe that it's not a hard problem. It won't ever be human consciousness though. I believe that given enough processing power we can simulate or approximate human consciousness, but that isn't actually human consciousness.
It doesn't matter. There's nothing special about human consciousness.
