For questions related to the philosophical aspects of artificial intelligence. Topics such as human/AI value alignment, artificial consciousness, the feasibility of AGI, the ethics of AI, Neo-Luddism, etc.
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Could a paradox kill an AI?
In Portal 2 we see that AI's can be "killed" by thinking about a paradox.
I assume this works by forcing the AI into an infinite loop which would essentially "freeze" the computer's consciousness.
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Would this confuse the AI technology…
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How could self-driving cars make ethical decisions about who to kill?
Obviously, self-driving cars aren't perfect, so imagine that the Google car (as an example) got into a difficult situation.
Here are a few examples of unfortunate situations caused by a set of events:
The car is heading toward a crowd of 10 people…
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Why do we need explainable AI?
If the original purpose for developing AI was to help humans in some tasks and that purpose still holds, why should we care about its explainability? For example, in deep learning, as long as the intelligence helps us to the best of their abilities…
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How could artificial intelligence harm us?
We often hear that artificial intelligence may harm or even kill humans, so it might prove dangerous.
How could artificial intelligence harm us?
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Can digital computers understand infinity?
As a human being, we can think infinity. In principle, if we have enough resources (time etc.), we can count infinitely many things (including abstract, like numbers, or real).
For example, at least, we can take into account integers. We can think,…
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What is the concept of the technological singularity?
I've heard the idea of the technological singularity, what is it and how does it relate to Artificial Intelligence? Is this the theoretical point where Artificial Intelligence machines have progressed to the point where they grow and learn on their…
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Is the "Chinese room" an explanation of how ChatGPT works?
Sorry if this question makes no sense. I'm a software developer but know very little about AI.
Quite a while ago, I read about the Chinese room, and the person inside who has had a lot of training/instructions how to combine symbols, and, as a…
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What are the minimum requirements to call something AI?
I believe artificial intelligence (AI) term is overused nowadays. For example, people see that something is self-moving and they call it AI, even if it's on autopilot (like cars or planes) or there is some simple algorithm behind it.
What are the…
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What are the current theories on the development of a conscious AI?
What are the current theories on the development of a conscious AI? Is anyone even trying to develop a conscious AI?
Is it possible that consciousness is an emergent phenomenon, that is, once we put enough complexity into our system, it will become…
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Why can't OCR be perceived as a good example of AI?
On the Wikipedia page about AI, we can read:
Optical character recognition is no longer perceived as an exemplar of "artificial intelligence" having become a routine technology.
On the other hand, the MNIST database of handwritten digits is…
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What purpose would be served by developing AI's that experience human-like emotions?
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Yann LeCunn makes the following statement:
The next step in achieving human-level ai is creating intelligent—but not autonomous—machines. The AI system in your car will get you safely home, but won’t choose…
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Are search engines considered AI?
Are search engines considered AI because of the way they analyze what you search for and remember it? Or how they send you ads of what you've searched for recently?
Is this considered AI or just smart?
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What is the idea called involving an AI that will eventually rule humanity?
It's an idea I heard a while back but couldn't remember the name of. It involves the existence and development of an AI that will eventually rule the world and that if you don't fund or progress the AI then it will see you as "hostile" and kill you.…
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What would motivate a machine?
Currently, within the AI development field, the main focus seems to be on pattern recognition and machine learning. Learning is about adjusting internal variables based on a feedback loop.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology…
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What are some implications of Gödel's theorems on AI research?
Note: My experience with Gödel's theorem is quite limited: I have read Gödel Escher Bach; skimmed the 1st half of Introduction to Godel's Theorem (by Peter Smith); and some random stuff here and there on the internet. That is, I only have a vague…
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