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Re^6: How will Artificial Intelligence change the way we code?by BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Jun 11, 2018 at 17:03 UTC ( [id://1216413]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Since animals can get bored too, it's problematic to connect this to consciousness. Do you not distinguish between "being bored" and deciding "I'm bored and I'm going to do something about it."? Zoo animals often display signs of what we perceive as boredom; but I don't recall any case of them inventing a game to combat it. Corvids certainly have the skills and intelligence to solve problems, but with the rare and singular exception of a Skiing Crow; they only seem to use it for goal-oriented -- get the food -- activities; not play or boredom relief. Dolphins have been playing tag with seaweed which definitely constitutes inventing a game and playing it. And they are only two of several species that are known/have been demonstrated to be self-aware in as much as they can recognise their own reflections. I think your implication that animals can not be conscious is specious. (Or would that be specist :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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