mind and body

Walter Fritz (walt@ANICE.NET.AR)
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 14:42:57 +0000


Bollen said:
> My personal view is that if we _really_ want artificial human
> intelligence, we need to build systems that have an at least as rich
> and probably the same interaction with the world as we do.
> But, the construction and training of these systems might prove to be
> so costly that we might as well end up dropping the whole idea and
> opting for sexual reproduction. It's cheap, pleasant and proven
> technology.:-)

Joslyn said about the same:
> Personally, I don't think that's where the interesting issues
> lie. Presumably the goal of (B) is to understand better how humans
> ACTUALLY think. If not, there's a lot cheaper and easier (and more
> fun!) way of making all the REAL humans you could ever want.

I wouldn't want to have about six human slaves at home to clean it, make
meals, serve etc. I would feel bad about them being slaves, and also I
might not be safe. On the other hand I would love to have about six
robots at home to keep the house clean and orderly, make beds and to
cook good meals and afterwards put away the dishes.

If you wonder about costs, see what the skeleton cost me at
http://www.anice.net.ar/intsyst/robot.htm
Under the heading "skeleton" you will find fotos and costs.

Walt