The bot is simply responding using patterns of human speech and is not producing its thoughts on its own. Artificial Intelligence will require original thought from the computer, as well as some sort of emotional response or desire to gain more info Continue Reading...
The phrase "more human than human" from the film Bladerunner comes to mind. Turning off Data, with the knowledge that he can be turned back on at any time does not constitute murder, however it does make the tool analogy more applicable. Picard beli Continue Reading...
Androids From your reading of Hasker, and using the categories he uses, what view of the mind/body problem do you think is exhibited by Picard? By Maddox? Support your answer. When explaining the mind/body problem, Hasker points out that there are Continue Reading...
Consciousness There are numerous technical intricacies to neurobiological research. The human brain is a completely intricate mechanism and holds numerous neurons. This creates problems in studying consciousness particularly in comprehending how bra Continue Reading...
Potentially, this changes the way profit is used to build a larger network of computer users who now wish to harness the power of technology to develop a new world. Chapter: 9 Socioeconmics Berlin Wall Falls/Soviet Union Collapses Citation: Koell Continue Reading...
Picard: Like this hearing. Maddox: Yes With this acknowledged, Maddox admits Data is intelligent, but lacks self-awareness and consciousness. Picard: What about self-awareness? What does that mean? Why am I self-aware? Maddox: Because you are c Continue Reading...
Minds and Computers Dennett explains that what a person believes must be based at least in part on something which they can ascribe to be true based on evidence that they possess. It is impossible to believe something based on nothing; even religion Continue Reading...
When viewing the Star Trek episode “Measure of a Man,” it is difficult not to sympathize with the character Data, not only because of his behavior during the episode but because of the close relationship many viewers developed with him an Continue Reading...
