Excellent stuff! I think “talking” with the AI about Quine is close to playing tennis with a wall, but I suppose the alternative to these uses of ordinary language is the AI people coming up with more silly words and phrases (which is probably worse).
Your simulation argument reminds me of the zombie problem. How good does the simulation have to be before it is indistinguishable from the real thing? And if it is indistinguishable, is it really different?
Excellent stuff! I think “talking” with the AI about Quine is close to playing tennis with a wall, but I suppose the alternative to these uses of ordinary language is the AI people coming up with more silly words and phrases (which is probably worse).
thanks Max!
Your simulation argument reminds me of the zombie problem. How good does the simulation have to be before it is indistinguishable from the real thing? And if it is indistinguishable, is it really different?