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goldent

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3. Thanks for the info.
Fri Dec 11, 2015, 06:21 AM
Dec 2015

I'll watch Transcendence. The trailer did look good, but I see it didn't get good reviews. I've always been interested in AI, and started to read Minisky's "Emotion Machine" many years ago, but never finished it (not very interesting to be honest). I've followed the experiments in digital evolution, thinking that it was the correct approach, but have been disappointed in the results.

This is why I think that there is a Godel-like or Heisenberg-like discovery coming that will nail down what intelligence is and what conscious is. And if it taught us a little about our concept of God, how cool would that be?

By the way, my favorite Sci-Fi movie is "Contact" - I like it because it is fairly believable, about an event that could happen today.

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Thanks for posting goldent Dec 2015 #1
You're welcome. kentauros Dec 2015 #2
Thanks for the info. goldent Dec 2015 #3
I'm not familiar with Minisky. kentauros Dec 2015 #4
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