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More or Less Conscious

More or Less Conscious

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 26, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/neuroscience/philosophy of mind

I posted about Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and how it strongly violates some of our intuitions about things that are conscious, and whether we can try to formalize those intuitions.…

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Distinguishing Between Strong A.I. and Superintelligent A.I.

Distinguishing Between Strong A.I. and Superintelligent A.I.

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 23, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness

I think John Searle is largely right in his skepticism about strong A.I. -- as I describe here, here, and here in the context of the Chinese Room argument --…

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The Chinese Room: Other Minds Reply

The Chinese Room: Other Minds Reply

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 14, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness

I've written about the Chinese Room a couple of times now. In an initial post, I gave a basic overview and discussed the Systems Reply. In a follow-up, I talked…

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The Chinese Room: Syntax, Semantics, and A.I.

The Chinese Room: Syntax, Semantics, and A.I.

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 13, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/language

Recently we talked about the Chinese Room argument. One of the aims of the argument is to show that strong A.I. (A.I. that has understanding or consciousness) is impossible. It's…

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In What Ways Could An A.I. Be Conscious?

In What Ways Could An A.I. Be Conscious?

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 12, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/philosophy of mind

If we want to speculate about whether an A.I. system could be conscious, we first need to specify which type of consciousness we mean. There is more than one type,…

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Virtue Ethics and A.I.

Virtue Ethics and A.I.

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 7, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence

Two years ago, I wrote a paper called "Stoic Ethics for Artificial Agents" that was presented at Canadian A.I. It is a somewhat unusual paper, and argues for considering virtue…

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The Chinese Room – Basic Overview
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The Chinese Room – Basic Overview

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 6, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/language/philosophy of mind

I wanted one of my first posts to be about the Chinese Room thought experiment, as it combines my interests in language, A.I., and consciousness. In this post, I'll lay…

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Hello, World

Hello, World

  • Post author:Gabriel
  • Post published:August 5, 2019
  • Post category:artificial intelligence/consciousness/language/philosophy of mind/social science

My name is Gabriel, and I work in the areas of language, computing, and artificial intelligence. I also have a strong interest in consciousness and philosophy of mind, and this…

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