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the neural net and artificial intelligence

kkollins at pop3.concentric.net kkollins at pop3.concentric.net
Mon Nov 23 01:28:54 EST 1998


Aw, c'mon folks... you're cracking me up :-) ken collins

Ray Scanlon wrote:

> A thinking machine will not be built for reasons of cost. We can examine the
> human neural net. An explanation of how the neural net works will serve as a
> design for a thinking machine, a design not to be implemented.
>
> We see no place for the predicate calculus or Turing machines. The various
> approaches of artificial intelligence have stalled, connectionism is lost in
> pattern recognition. It is the wiring of the neural net that holds promise.
>
> A natural fallout from neural net explanation and design will be a
> demonstration that consciousness is not needed in a material universe. This
> makes cognitive science moot.
>
> We cannot envision the universe or anything in it except as an observer. We
> can go round in circles as long as we please, we cannot envision soul (mind,
> self).
>
> Ray
> Those interested in how the brain works might look at
> www.wsg.net/~rscanlon/brain.html






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