[ExI] Searle's review of Bostrom's book

[BillK]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> I suspect his mistake is that he thinks consciousness is essential for
> intelligence, and hence, given his philosophical commitments, there is no AI
> problem. But this is a risky strategy for arguing a risk is zero, since even
> if one has good reasons to think one is right one can still be wrong.
> Especially about philosophy of mind and future technology.
>

Strange, when we now know that humans operate most of the time without
conscious thought.
Conscious thinking is really hard work.

<http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555>
Quote:
Kahneman introduces two mental systems, one that is fast and the other
slow. Together they shape our impressions of the world around us and
help us make choices. System 1 is largely unconscious and it makes
snap judgements based upon our memory of similar events and our
emotions. System 2 is painfully slow, and is the process by which we
consciously check the facts and think carefully and rationally.
Problem is, System 2 is easily distracted and hard to engage, and
System 1 is wrong as often as it is right. System 1 is easily swayed
by our emotions.
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BillK