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What is intention?
Recently, I asked a question "Can LLMs have intention?". But I'm sorry that the word "intention" was not clearly defined there. When I think about it, I realize I got confused, ...
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The framing problem and "what breathes fire into our equations"?
So I've been pondering about a problem in artificial intelligence [frame problem and relevance realization][1]
The frame problem refers to the fact that organisms must be able to
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Understanding the simulation argument
I came across Nick Bostrom's paper called Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?. The paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true:
The human species is likely to go extinct ...
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Why do rational beings care about the dead?
Anthropologists tell us that home sapiens are concerned about "others," even after they die.
In settled (as opposed to nomadic) societies this concern seems to catalyze beliefs, rituals, and ...
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Man's Relation to AI vs. God's Relation to Man
I have been a hacker and programmer since I was 14 and I have done advanced education and research in Artificial Intelligence. We all know that we do not yet have a computer entity that is "truly" ...
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Strong AI vs Gödel's Theorem?
If Gödel's Theorem is true, it means that for every formal system, there is a thesis that is true but can't be proven from the formal system. Every agent system which humans can build by modern ...
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Does compatibilism imply that a chess program has free will?
I am puzzled by compatibilism and am trying to understand what it means using a test example. Given that a typical chess program generates several choices, evaluates them with a goal of winning and ...
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