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Longest Thread Ever
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https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-being-there-1979On the day that Kasparov was defeated by Deep Blue, I found myself thinking of the film "Being There'' (1979). The chess champion said there was something about the computer he did not understand, and it frightened him. There were moments when the computer seemed to be . . . thinking. Of course, chess is not a game of thought but of mathematical strategy; Deep Blue has demonstrated it is possible to be very good at it without possessing consciousness.
what is the distinction between intelligence and consciousness? or, will and purpose?
can a machine have "will" or "purpose"?
We often criticize others for being "calculating" rather than "caring". So, of course, all large corporates hire Madison Ave image-massagers to develop a "caring" corporate identity for consumers while hiring, often, accountants who are willing to smooth over some of the wrinkles in the corp image for the investors. . .
I think a computer could do that kind of work pretty good. But some people would still see it as weird or "Non-human" imagery.
can a machine have "will" or "purpose"?
We often criticize others for being "calculating" rather than "caring". So, of course, all large corporates hire Madison Ave image-massagers to develop a "caring" corporate identity for consumers while hiring, often, accountants who are willing to smooth over some of the wrinkles in the corp image for the investors. . .
I think a computer could do that kind of work pretty good. But some people would still see it as weird or "Non-human" imagery.
This article seems to imply that a computer does not have "consciousness", despite obvious inputs that supply more information than a human will be aware of.
human consciousness is nested in a very huge context of personal history/experience/training/thinking, in a virtually unique sense of things. A computer can be programmed to mimic ordinary reactions, but our extraordinary capacity for "personality" greatly exceeds the programming capacity.
I do need some help here. Not entirely sure about this post, because there is a very obvious humorous aspect I see in it.
No, sir, I am as genuine as they come. We shall make it some day. Mark my words.
You are a true soldier! A loyal soldier, one who will lead us to glory.secondly, there is obviously some humor in "Yall Fellas" when I know I've just done a couple of pages all by myself. . . . what a hoot.
And, the working theory about becoming the longest thread does, essentially, seem to require me outliving the rest of the planet. . . . which is what I intend to do.
Well, there you go, we won't even need any other people. What is the plan? Nuke everyone? anti aging machine?
So, anyway, I pass out rep pretty liberally in here, so for those who enjoy rep better than beer, this is the joint for you.
Yes thank you, sir. I like shiny green things.
And now. . . . . for the record. . . . drum roll please. . . ..
This is post number 6,666
Sorcerer.