Longest Thread Ever

[babe]

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.

 

[babe]

hmmm. . . . maybe I'll go play a computer a game of chess. . . .

 

[babe]

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-being-there-1979

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.

 

[babe]

"consciousness" in humans is the ability to interpret inputs form our senses in a unique way. A way that is going to be different in some important respects from what other humans would "see" from the exact same inputs.

 

[babe]

computers' processing capabilities are just what is written into the program code, which required some human to think it over and write that provision into the program.

 

[babe]

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.

 

[trailing]

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.

 

[trailing]

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.

You are a true soldier! A loyal soldier, one who will lead us to glory.

 

[trailing]

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?

 

[babe]

meanwhile, feel free to go on a rant anytime you like in here. We've had some do some counting exercises, even.

 

[trailing]

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.

 

[trailing]

And now. . . . . for the record. . . . drum roll please. . . ..

This is post number 6,666

Sorcerer.