8min chapter

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Rebroadcast of Ep7 "Is AI truly intelligent? How would we know if it got there?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

CHAPTER

Challenges in Assessing AI Intelligence and Sentience

The chapter delves into the concept of AI intelligence, discussing the limitations of the Turing test and the challenges in truly evaluating sentience in machines. It explores human tendencies to project intention and sentience onto AI based on language structure, despite lacking actual intelligence. The Lovelace test and Lovelace 2.0 test are introduced, emphasizing the need for AI to demonstrate creativity, autonomy, and originality to showcase true intelligence.

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