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What is bizarre take on a computer program that makes no sense, of course statistical model can not be "enslaved" that makes no sense. It seems 90% of people have instantly gotten statistics and intelligence mixed up, maybe because 90% of people have no idea how statistics works?

Real question, what is your perception of what AI is now and what it can become, do you just assume its like a kid now and will grow into an adult or something?




If it walks like a Duck and talks like a Duck people we treat it like a Duck.

And if the Duck has a will of its own, is smarter than us, and has everyone attention (because you have to pay attention to the Duck that is doing your job for you), it will be a very powerful Duck.


Exactly. Turing postulated this more than half a century ago.

It's weird that people are still surprised of the ethical consequences of the Turing-test, as if it were some checkbox to tick or trophy to win, instead of it being a profound thought experiment on the non-provability of consciousness and general guidelines for politeness towards things that quack like a human.




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