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Quote by: scofield  Certainly the brain behaves in the same input/process/respond manner as any computer, but our uniqueness is in our potential to act outside of our programming. |
Somewhat off topic, but now I finally understand why Neo doesn't die at the end of the Matrix. Thanks!
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Quote by: Nemiroff The life force is energy. the food we eat, thats what keeps us alive. and we can simply replace that with electricity, or nuclear power, or whatever source we are using that far in the future. |
I wonder how we would ever get on an airplane, if each person is more dangerous than a lithium battery?
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Quote by: scofield The one thing that seperates us from being pre-determined automatons is the capacity to act, to effect without a cause. Some would call it free will. |
A true artificial intelligence would be able to create art, and not merely duplicate brushstrokes, notes, or a scupture from instructions. One could argue, that fractal patterns are "art", however the computer doesn't appreciate it. Additionally, without the seed to create the pattern, it couldn't learn to paint the sky, or a tree, without the will to do so. Ok, that makes sense.