AI Demons: Allegregores II
Young Heretics
Machine Consciousness vs. Thinking
The argument from consciousness suggests that machines can't think because they lack thoughts and emotions, producing sonnets through symbols without real understanding. Turing challenges this by stating that feeling oneself think is not a valid test to determine if a machine is thinking. He argues that, instead of debating over whether machines or humans truly think, it is customary to assume that everyone thinks. Turing's perspective on machine intelligence and the limitations of understanding consciousness in machines have become significant due to his pivotal role in modern computing.
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