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From: lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,talk.philosophy.misc
Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence
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Date: 30 Nov 88 16:49:01 GMT
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From article <562@metapsy.UUCP>, by sarge@metapsy.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode):
" ...
" Do machines have the same subjective experience that we do when we
" say we have learned something, or any subjective experience at all?
" It seems quite questionable.  Since their behavior is completely
" explainable in terms of the hardware design, the software program,
" and the input data, Occam's Razor demands that we not attribute
" subjectivity to them.

A more proper application of Occam's Razor would be that it prevents
us from assuming a difference between humans and machines in this
regard without necessity.  What does explaining behavior have to
do with it?  If I could explain your behavior, would this have the
consequence that you cease to have subjective experience?  Of course
not.  (If *you* could explain your behavior, perhaps the case could
be made ...)

		Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu