Tag: computers
Passing the Turing Test Is No Guarantee of True AI
A person who speaks no Chinese whatsoever inhabits a room full of file cabinets full of questions and answers — all written in Chinese.
How the Supernatural Entered Science
I recently came across a nice little video which seems to prove that π = 0. Each step seems reasonable.
Science for Insight or Science for Power?
What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of “knowledge as power” in the computer age.
Blind Ambition — Revisiting Searle’s Chinese Room
For the most part, computer scientists have tended to ignore Searle’s argument and the point of view that it represents.
Breaking ChatGPT: Its Inability to Find Patterns in Numerical Sequences
Pattern completion tasks like this have been part of aptitude testing for a long time. The NSA and CIA, for instance, have used them to help in hiring analysts.