I'm an educated dog mom
The implication is that after hours and hours and hours (days) of arguing, all of this comes down to your rejection of a metaphysical consciousness and agi being incapable of outperforming humans/developing consciousness.
yes? well i dont know about the second for sure. i am optimistic and think it should not be ruled out by metaphysical arguments.
The brain is just chemical reactions.
well, i couldnt get him to clarify his ruling it out by metaphysical arguments because he wouldn't make a bet about what we can happen to expect in the real world. so maybe he doesnt actually believe it is impossible on a metaphysical basis.
Going to listen to BANGERS all shift
Dear Goys -
We are not 100% clear on who your most recent account was insulting in this thread - can you please name your next account with a more user-specific insult.
Thanks you.
I'm gonna fuckin run otta gas
My problem with consciousness is where do we draw the line?
Are apes conscious? Dogs? Ants? A venus flytrap?
Lesswrong is good for some things
So you're saying there's a sliding scale to consciousness?
So You're Saying What Exactly?
I think that either everything has a soul, or nothing has a soul.
Huh?
Less wrong? I'm the least wrong.
Guys this is not the religion thread
Just posting some thoughts until ewiz tells me to read a book or calls me a moron.
I attempted to decipher the writings of Wittgenstein at one point -- I spent ~1 hour total. Like my experience with attempting to read Faulkner, I didn't understand a word of it and found it very boring.
What I want to know is why ewiz wouldn't take the bet.