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KingPenguin
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02-09-2002 11:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by one_god
10-26-2001 5:57 PM

this is where the line gets blurred. our brain is a series of complicated electrical impulses and chemical reactions. are these all reproducable in a computer? is it possible that a computer would be able to create a new personality of its own? from scratch? is there really a ghost in the shell.
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im not talking bout the evolution part of course.
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KingPenguin
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02-10-2002 6:06 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by mark24
02-10-2002 8:08 AM

what makes a human, human?
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KingPenguin
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02-13-2002 12:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 7 by toff
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Originally posted by toff:
The question is simple, as regards computer 'intelligence'. Is human thought algorithmic? If it is, it is possible that one day we may be able to create 'intelligent' computers, with personalities, etc. If it is not, then we will never be able to creation AI.
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So the question is simple: is human thought algorithmic?
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i cant figure that out, we dont use our entire brains to think out one thing and we can just do it without even looking at what were doing just by guesses. i cant think of steps to my thinking but i can think of a kind of relation. we think of one thing and usual it brings up a memory of a related experience and we dont have to wait for any of those to come up, we just know it and almost never forget it. our brain is however still chemical reactions and electrical impulses.
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KingPenguin
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02-13-2002 3:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 10 by toff
02-13-2002 8:53 AM

i was talking about the brain being algorithmic and i say it isnt.
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