Xref: utzoo comp.ai:2746 talk.philosophy.misc:1653 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!humu!uhccux!lee From: lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee) Newsgroups: comp.ai,talk.philosophy.misc Subject: Re: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Message-ID: <2732@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Date: 30 Nov 88 16:49:01 GMT References: <562@metapsy.UUCP> Organization: University of Hawaii Lines: 18 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