Steven et al., (01)
For informal discussions, email has two weaknesses: (1) It can't
express the tone of voice. (2) It's not possible to interrupt and
say "That's not what I meant." (02)
Recommendation: Avoid using the words 'you' and 'yours'. That's
a simple way to focus attention on the topic and avoid saying or
implying anything about the person who made the statement. (03)
In any case, I'll just add a few clarifications. (04)
> I'll try not to be offended that you think my work in the same
> category as Penrose-Hameroff. (05)
In 1989, I came across _The Emperor’s New Mind_ in a bookstore.
I browsed through it, but I didn't consider it worth buying.
But the more recent publications by Penrose & Hameroff make the
ideas seem plausible, but not completely convincing. That's an
impression I get about many theories that have some potential,
but need more work to be fully convincing. I'll wait and see. (06)
> I believe that you are simply wrong to assume, if by your use
> of it you mean, that sense or "feeling" is a "problem" that
> does not require special explanation. (07)
That's an example of a sentence that would sound better if it
did not include the words 'you' and 'your'. (08)
What I mean is that I sympathize with those Eastern philosophers
who don't see a difference in kind between the feelings of a spider,
a frog, a cat, or a human. (09)
> These indicate a NO-GO result for human-level intelligence upon
> modern machines. In particular, there is no possible solution
> for general recognition (essentially "free" in biology) and
> decision making across large scale structures. (010)
As I said, I don't believe that currently popular AI methods will
support human-level intelligence. But I am reluctant to make
dogmatic statements about what is possible or impossible. (011)
John (012)
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