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  • L Lost User

    What does that have to do with computers becoming self-aware? As I said before you cannot compare the two, a computer is nothing at all like a brain.

    Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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    BupeChombaDerrick
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    Yes for now one cannot compare the computer to the human brain, but in the future there will be need to do just that, especially when the Fifth generation computers fitted with sensory processing programs come into existence, anything with self monitoring capability and short term memory is self aware, so a program that can monitor and keep track (learn) of it's actions is self aware, so short term memory as something to do with self awareness, I respect your view on this matter, but my stance is that self aware is as a result of mere self monitoring and keeping a log of actions (learn) in a knowledge base. :)

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      And when they get offended .. nah! the hell :laugh:

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      BupeChombaDerrick
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      funny huh :laugh: it seems we have been hurting programs feeling without ever noticing, in the future even robots will have rights, so tell your child to be ready for such issues.

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      • B BupeChombaDerrick

        why no? any support for that answer?

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        mwicks1968
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        Sorry, I was suggesting you check out the book in the attached link to support my suggestion ;-)

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          Yes for now one cannot compare the computer to the human brain, but in the future there will be need to do just that, especially when the Fifth generation computers fitted with sensory processing programs come into existence, anything with self monitoring capability and short term memory is self aware, so a program that can monitor and keep track (learn) of it's actions is self aware, so short term memory as something to do with self awareness, I respect your view on this matter, but my stance is that self aware is as a result of mere self monitoring and keeping a log of actions (learn) in a knowledge base. :)

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          Lost User
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          BupeChombaDerrick wrote:

          so a program that can monitor and keep track (learn) of it's actions is self aware

          No it isn't, it's just a program, and it's no more self-aware than a tin of baked beans.

          Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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            BupeChombaDerrick wrote:

            so a program that can monitor and keep track (learn) of it's actions is self aware

            No it isn't, it's just a program, and it's no more self-aware than a tin of baked beans.

            Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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            BupeChombaDerrick
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            so in your own opinion, what causes self aware in humans?

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            • M mwicks1968

              Sorry, I was suggesting you check out the book in the attached link to support my suggestion ;-)

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              BupeChombaDerrick
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              or my bad.

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              • M mwicks1968

                Sorry, I was suggesting you check out the book in the attached link to support my suggestion ;-)

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                BupeChombaDerrick
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                So do neurons in the brain use some form of quantum computations or they just fire action potentials to signal the presence of a particular feature in sensory stimuli? - that process of firing action potential makes us aware of ourselves and the environment. I don't see any quantum processes coming into play here.

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                • G greatM

                  if v r self aware then what is our purpose for being here? every program has a purpose.

                  a beautiful signature

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                  BupeChombaDerrick
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                  I think my purpose is to live as long as possible, leave a good legacy behind and enjoy life to the fullest or and reproduce :laugh: so does having a purpose make one self aware?

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                  • Y YvesDaoust

                    Why are you convinced that people around you are self-aware ? Because you constantly Turing-test them for this feature, and they appear to behave as if they were self-aware. An accurate simulator will achieve that level of perfomance. The same holds for 'consciousness'.

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                    BupeChombaDerrick
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                    so What makes you think i'am not just a program now? - you might be replying to a program right now. :)

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                    • B BupeChombaDerrick

                      Hey guys & ladies (to be gender insensitive), a theoretical thought, if a computer program simulates the human brain very accurately, does that make the program self - aware?

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                      Antonino Porcino
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                      too vast subject I'm afraid, anyway if you are interested in such mind-boggling stuff read the works of Douglas Hofstader

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                      • B BupeChombaDerrick

                        So do neurons in the brain use some form of quantum computations or they just fire action potentials to signal the presence of a particular feature in sensory stimuli? - that process of firing action potential makes us aware of ourselves and the environment. I don't see any quantum processes coming into play here.

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                        mwicks1968
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                        God Knows (sic)!

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                        • B BupeChombaDerrick

                          so in your own opinion, what causes self aware in humans?

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                          Lost User
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                          Humanity; what do you expect?

                          Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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                          • B BupeChombaDerrick

                            Hey guys & ladies (to be gender insensitive), a theoretical thought, if a computer program simulates the human brain very accurately, does that make the program self - aware?

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                            I think we are closer than we have ever been. IBM chip mimics human brain[^] According to the article above, IBM has already been able to mimic the brain. It's only one step in the process of becoming self-aware but one step leads to another. It seems silly to me to think that it will not happen someday. I'm not saying it will have a soul or be human but it will definately be self-aware. My dogs are not human but they are definately self-aware. It's just a matter of time now that the first step has been taken. Enjoy!

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                            • B BupeChombaDerrick

                              so What makes you think i'am not just a program now? - you might be replying to a program right now. :)

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                              Alechseij
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                              Hi :) You are right. Finally: the only "proof" for the foreign (Self)awareness is communication. Pure logical symbolic representation can not result in selfawareness. See Kurt Gödel ;)

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                              • B BupeChombaDerrick

                                so What makes you think i'am not just a program now? - you might be replying to a program right now. :)

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                                YvesDaoust
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                                So am I. Glad to see you D2.

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                                • B BupeChombaDerrick

                                  I like that thought but it's not computers but computer programs in question, if our creativity is as a result of neural computations can't we give computer programs the same creativity by emulating those computations? The brain must use some algorithm or a set of algorithms to generate what we call intelligence and self aware. Though not sure about that.

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                                  Alan Balkany
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                                  We can give computers similar creativity. By their nature, computers may require a different approach to achieve intelligence and creativity. While computers are currently serial in nature (with limited parallelism) the brain is massively parallel with many millions of neurons working simultaneously. The brain also seems to employ both discrete and continuous forms of knowledge representation and processing. Neurons fire at various frequencies (continuous) and with continuous impulse levels from other neurons and continuous thresholds. However a single neuron firing is a discrete event. With such radically different architectures, it's natural to expect different algorithms may be appropriate to produce intelligence. Whatever approach turns out to be successful, we can expect computers to eventually be millions of times faster than humans, since their hardware is extensible. A future society may need to build limitations into intelligent computers in positions of power to prevent them from ruling us. Sort of like Issac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

                                  "Microsoft -- Adding unnecessary complexity to your work since 1987!"

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                                  • B BupeChombaDerrick

                                    Hey guys & ladies (to be gender insensitive), a theoretical thought, if a computer program simulates the human brain very accurately, does that make the program self - aware?

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                                    BobJanova
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                                    Yes. But such a thing is pure science fiction, and will remain so for a long time.

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                                    • B BupeChombaDerrick

                                      Yes for now one cannot compare the computer to the human brain, but in the future there will be need to do just that, especially when the Fifth generation computers fitted with sensory processing programs come into existence, anything with self monitoring capability and short term memory is self aware, so a program that can monitor and keep track (learn) of it's actions is self aware, so short term memory as something to do with self awareness, I respect your view on this matter, but my stance is that self aware is as a result of mere self monitoring and keeping a log of actions (learn) in a knowledge base. :)

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                                      BobJanova
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                                      anything with self monitoring capability and short term memory is self aware

                                      I don't think this is true. Is a goldfish or an ant self-aware?

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                                      • M mwicks1968

                                        God Knows (sic)!

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                                        BupeChombaDerrick
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                                        yeah God knows for sure. I believe in God too :)

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          Humanity; what do you expect?

                                          Binding 100,000 items to a list box can be just silly regardless of what pattern you are following. Jeremy Likness

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                                          BupeChombaDerrick
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                                          To me i think it is just a mere result of computations of neurons in the brain, and that processing can be replicated in a machine.

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