The Holy Grail of Artificial Intelligence

Mind Matters

Aug 08 2019 | 00:12:59

00:00 / 00:12:59

Show Notes

Gary N. Smith and Robert J. Marks continue their discussion of IBM’s Watson and its grim future in health and medicine. The problem, they say, is that Watson amounts to a real world instance of John Searle’s “Chinese Room”. Computers don’t understand Chinese, English, or numbers for that matter. With reference to many of the leading thinkers in AI research, Gary and Bob consider what it will take for AI to ever achieve something like human thought. Show Notes 01:00 | John Searle’s “Chinese Room” and understanding numbers 03:00 | Following instructions versus understanding. “Is it safe to walk downstairs Read More ›

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