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The Computer View of Human N ature

The Computer View of Human N ature. Pravin and Sutharsan. Computationalism. This view of Human Nature is seen as an extension of Functionalism It extends on the limitations of Functionalism by questioning consciousness and emotions. The Turing Test. You are in a room.

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The Computer View of Human N ature

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  1. The Computer View of Human Nature Pravin and Sutharsan

  2. Computationalism • This view of Human Nature is seen as an extension of Functionalism • It extends on the limitations of Functionalism by questioning consciousness and emotions

  3. The Turing Test • You are in a room. • There are two keyboards and two printers outside of the room • One of the keyboard and printer is connected to a computer • The other keyboard and printer is being used by a person. • How can you decipher which one is the human and which one is the computer?

  4. Thought • What is emotion? • Is emotion the result from an input? • If so, can’t a computer feel emotion? • What is consciousness? • Is consciousness the understanding of emotion? • If so, does a computer lack consciousness? • How do we know that we have consciousness? • What if everything we understand about emotions and consciousness is victim to groupthink?

  5. Artificial Intelligence • Will Computers ever exceed our intelligence and capabilities? • Alan Turing and other computer experts believe that this will be the reality.

  6. Implications and Criticism • John Searle opposes the computer view of human nature • Chinese Turing Test • If I can answer every question, do I truly understand?

  7. Bicentennial Man

  8. Spaun, Waterloo’s Brain • Semantic Pointer Architecture Unified Network • A group of neuroscientists and software engineers at the University of Waterloo are claiming to have designed the most complex, large-scale simulation of the human brain.

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