[ExI] The symbol grounding problem in strong AI.

[Stathis Papaioannou]

2010/1/3 John Clark <jonkc at bellsouth.net>:

> If consciousness were not linked with intelligence it would not exist on
> this planet. Even if consciousness happened by pure chance it wouldn't last
> because it would have zero survival value, it would fade away through
> genetic drift just as the eyes of cave creatures disappear because they are
> a completely useless aid to survival. In spite of all this right now, a half
> a billion years after evolution invented brains, I am conscious and you may
> be too. I can only conclude that consciousness is a byproduct of
> intelligence, it is the way data feels when it is being processed.

This is not true if it is impossible to create intelligent behaviour
without consciousness using biochemistry, but possible using
electronics, which evolution had no access to. I point this out only
for the sake of logical completeness, not because I think it is
plausible.


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Stathis Papaioannou