- From: Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 03:16:42 +1000
- To: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
- Cc: Milton Ponson <rwiciamsd@gmail.com>, W3C AIKR CG <public-aikr@w3.org>, public-cogai <public-cogai@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAM1Sok1Wr6vFcwT-urr_JMRdaPNufoUz93YN4VVe2Qump3uZrg@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 03:09, Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> wrote: > > On 8 Aug 2024, at 17:49, Timothy Holborn <timothy.holborn@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I don't think it's safe to work on consciousness tech. Good application > development seems to get shut down, whilst the opposite appears to be the > case for exploitative commodification use cases. > > > I don’t agree, based upon a different conceptualisation of what it might > mean for an AI system to be sentient, i.e. a system that aware of its > environment, goals and performance. Such systems need to perceive their > environment, remember the past and be able to reflect on how well they are > doing in respect to their goals when it comes to deciding on their actions. > > That is pretty concrete in respect to technical requirements. It is also > safe in respect to the limitations of AI systems to grow their > capabilities. Good enough AI systems won’t need huge resources as they will > be sufficient for the tasks they are designed for, just as a nurse working > in a hospital doesn’t need Ph.D level knowledge of biochemistry. > > Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> > > I support your work, i think its important. obviously done within w3c, etc. disagreement, the capacity to, is a good and important part of qualia overall... a feature, not a bug. relative, john carew eccles, started me on a journey from 2000 working on applying theory on 'online data storage', as did overtime lead me here... although the field of interest from a sociology / social sciences point of view, goes back several years earlier; a bit like living with a prosthetic eye since the inability to diagnose the problem without more advanced tech in 1979/80, experiences influences - life, areas of interests, perspectives, etc. some notes; https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1r-bo83ImIEjSCmOFFMcT7F79OnCHDOGdkC_g9bOVFZg&font=Default&lang=en&hash_bookmark=true&initial_zoom=4&height=750#event-consciousness-qm-ai-studies-video-edition best. timo.
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