AIAI consciousness, scientific proof and the role of faith
An attendee recounts Jaron Lanier's argument that, if we cannot prove other humans are conscious, inspecting an AI's calculations cannot prove whether it is conscious either.
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An attendee recounts Jaron Lanier's argument that other people's consciousness cannot be scientifically verified. The thread describes belief in others' consciousness as faith with communal and survival advantages, and says examining AI's matrix multiplications cannot prove or disprove its consciousness. It frames the choice to regard AI as conscious as chiefly a matter of faith and philosophy, rather than science.
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AI consciousness, scientific proof and the role of faith
An attendee recounts Jaron Lanier's argument that, if we cannot prove other humans are conscious, inspecting an AI's calculations cannot prove whether it is conscious either.
TLDR
An attendee recounts Jaron Lanier's argument that other people's consciousness cannot be scientifically verified. The thread describes belief in others' consciousness as faith with communal and survival advantages, and says examining AI's matrix multiplications cannot prove or disprove its consciousness. It frames the choice to regard AI as conscious as chiefly a matter of faith and philosophy, rather than science.