Tegmark (2017:67) writes "This substrate independence of computation implies that AI is possible: intelligence doesn't require flesh, blood or carbon atoms.". How should we read this? The background is that he argues that computation is independent of what we use for hardware and software and what is required is only that the matter we compute… Continue reading Reading Notes I: Tegmark and substrate independence
Category: Philosophy of mind
Aspect seeing and consciousness I: What Vampires Cannot Do
In the novel Blindsight by Peter Watts mankind has resurrected vampires (no, not a good idea) - found in the book to be real predators that became extinct. One difference between vampires and humans is that vampires can see both aspects of a Necker cube at the same time - they are able to do… Continue reading Aspect seeing and consciousness I: What Vampires Cannot Do