Photons & Parrots
The man sees himself in a mirror, and with every peek at the parrot looking back, the man begins to question. Who is that parrot in the mirror?
Read MoreYou are NOT in a story
Others can do what they want and the world can make up stories about it but it doesn’t mean that I have to take them seriously or agree with them. Stories are a part of life and they have as much power as we want to give them but stories are not the same as life.
Read MoreI Hate Thought Experiments
While thought experiments are meant to challenge readers to think about things in different ways they always seem to miss the mark for me. They are like really bad stories with continuity errors, plot holes, and preachy subtext. Maybe it is because they are usually created by academics but thought experiments wreak of pretentious attempts to dumb down a moral, social, or scientific concept into a clever puzzle for the masses.
Read MoreHow to Create Consciousness In AI
These are my thoughts on how one might be able to create an AI that could talk about its internal self to an outside interlocutor. I certainly feel like my internal consciousness occupies a place in my mind but it is only accessible to me. Combining two AI programs and limiting them in the ways described might allow for a self-aware AI that could act in ways that we would describe as conscious. This is a very complicated thing to work out and I’m not sure it is a good idea to work toward this goal but it might lead to a better understanding of human consciousness and more useful AI systems. The moral implications of this are a different consideration and one that should be critically evaluated by those attempting to advance AI, robots, and technology in general.
Read MoreHow to Lead: For Sociopaths
Do you want to work your way to the top for the sole purpose of doing less and dictating more? Is status and power important to you but you don't really want to do much? Then you're in the right place.
Read MoreOn Ego and Roles (Thoughts)
When I am working and ask if I can help and the customer responds automatically with "No, I'm fine." When really what they want is for someone to help them find the thing they are looking for but they don't want anyone to think that they are helpless, weak, or can't find it on their own. Inevitably, within a few seconds, they raise my attention with, "Actually, where is the so and so?"
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