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1. Robots with biological brains have been operational since at least 2008. 2. The US army will deploy robots with biological brains soon. 3. ROBOCOP (1987) was a kind of prediction about how the society would look in 2015. 4. Transhumanist predictions depend on things changing, and getting worse. 5. Moore's Law depends on advances in materials sciences. 6. Algorithms are basically rules. 7. Computational theories of mind use algorithms to express rules of thought. 7. Scientific revolutions effectively rewrite the 'rules' that guide autobots. 8. Satellites show that the Earth emits as much radiation as it absorbs. 9. Harnad created the 'symbol grounding problem' (SGP) to show how a robot "understands." 10. Harnad thinks that solving the SGP will solve the problem of artificial consciousness. 11. A "zombie" is a robot with consciousness. 12. Harnad suggests that intention is necessary for undeerstanding. 13. Artificial consciousness is necessary for a true "AI." 14. People associate "up" with "difficult" and "evil", and "down" with "easy" and "good". 15. The "hard problem" is this: How can we explain how a physical body has mental (conscious) states? 16. The "hard problem" involves the following question: How can we explain first-person experience in third-person terms? 17. According to reading 6b, thinking that something (X) is true will change behavior regarding X, so behavior is (usually) a good indication of how someone feels/thinks about X. 18. It is easy to describe the feeling of eating an apple in objective (3rd person) terms. 19. Basically, there are three ways to try to solve the hard problem: one, say that mental states do not exist, two, to say that physical things do not exist, and three, to try to discover how to explain first person experiences in fourth person terms. 20. The fire truck was blue, so M knew that it was an illusion.

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1. Robots with biological brains have been operational since at least 2008. 2. The US army will deploy robots with biological brains soon. 3. ROBOCOP (1987) was a kind of prediction about how the society would look in 2015. 4. Transhumanist predictions depend on things changing, and getting worse. 5. Moore's Law depends on advances in materials sciences. 6. Algorithms are basically rules. 7. Computational theories of mind use algorithms to express rules of thought. 7. Scientific revolutions effectively rewrite the 'rules' that guide autobots. 8. Satellites show that the Earth emits as much radiation as it absorbs. 9. Harnad created the 'symbol grounding problem' (SGP) to show how a robot "understands." 10. Harnad thinks that solving the SGP will solve the problem of artificial consciousness. 11. A "zombie" is a robot with consciousness. 12. Harnad suggests that intention is necessary for undeerstanding. 13. Artificial consciousness is necessary for a true "AI." 14. People associate "up" with "difficult" and "evil", and "down" with "easy" and "good". 15. The "hard problem" is this: How can we explain how a physical body has mental (conscious) states? 16. The "hard problem" involves the following question: How can we explain first-person experience in third-person terms? 17. According to reading 6b, thinking that something (X) is true will change behavior regarding X, so behavior is (usually) a good indication of how someone feels/thinks about X. 18. It is easy to describe the feeling of eating an apple in objective (3rd person) terms. 19. Basically, there are three ways to try to solve the hard problem: one, say that mental states do not exist, two, to say that physical things do not exist, and three, to try to discover how to explain first person experiences in fourth person terms. 20. The fire truck was blue, so M knew that it was an illusion.

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1. Robots with biological brains have been operational since at least 2008. 2. The US army will deploy robots with biological brains soon. 3. ROBOCOP (1987) was a kind of prediction about how the society would look in 2015. 4. Transhumanist predictions depend on things changing, and getting worse. 5. Moore's Law depends on advances in materials sciences. 6. Algorithms are basically rules. 7. Computational theories of mind use algorithms to express rules of thought. 7. Scientific revolutions effectively rewrite the 'rules' that guide autobots. 8. Satellites show that the Earth emits as much radiation as it absorbs. 9. Harnad created the 'symbol grounding problem' (SGP) to show how a robot "understands." 10. Harnad thinks that solving the SGP will solve the problem of artificial consciousness. 11. A "zombie" is a robot with consciousness. 12. Harnad suggests that intention is necessary for undeerstanding. 13. Artificial consciousness is necessary for a true "AI." 14. People associate "up" with "difficult" and "evil", and "down" with "easy" and "good". 15. The "hard problem" is this: How can we explain how a physical body has mental (conscious) states? 16. The "hard problem" involves the following question: How can we explain first-person experience in third-person terms? 17. According to reading 6b, thinking that something (X) is true will change behavior regarding X, so behavior is (usually) a good indication of how someone feels/thinks about X. 18. It is easy to describe the feeling of eating an apple in objective (3rd person) terms. 19. Basically, there are three ways to try to solve the hard problem: one, say that mental states do not exist, two, to say that physical things do not exist, and three, to try to discover how to explain first person experiences in fourth person terms. 20. The fire truck was blue, so M knew that it was an illusion.

Minds and Machines

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Minds and Machines

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Minds and Machines

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1. Research Frank Jackson's famous thought experiment about Mary the color (colour) scientist. 2. Briefly describe the problem.

1. Research Frank Jackson's famous thought experiment about Mary the color (colour) scientist. 2. Briefly describe the problem.

1. Research Frank Jackson's famous thought experiment about Mary the color (colour) scientist. 2. Briefly describe the problem.

3. The Mary story is similar to the case of M in reading 6b. Here, briefly describe how they are similar. (HINT: M experiences something, and it is much like Mary's experience. What is it? How are they similar?)

3. The Mary story is similar to the case of M in reading 6b. Here, briefly describe how they are similar. (HINT: M experiences something, and it is much like Mary's experience. What is it? How are they similar?)

3. The Mary story is similar to the case of M in reading 6b. Here, briefly describe how they are similar. (HINT: M experiences something, and it is much like Mary's experience. What is it? How are they similar?)

4. Using the back of this paper, draw a series of three (or four) simple pictures that illustrate the Mary story.

4. Using the back of this paper, draw a series of three (or four) simple pictures that illustrate the Mary story.

4. Using the back of this paper, draw a series of three (or four) simple pictures that illustrate the Mary story.

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Weekender 1

Minds and Machines Student number:

Weekender 1

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Draw your robot creation. Label important parts. Then, on the back of this paper, explain how your robot creation solves, or helps us to solve, the "hard problem" of consciousness.

Draw your robot creation. Label important parts. Then, on the back of this paper, explain how your robot creation solves, or helps us to solve, the "hard problem" of consciousness.

Draw your robot creation. Label important parts. Then, on the back of this paper, explain how your robot creation solves, or helps us to solve, the "hard problem" of consciousness.