Brains and Computers
Could our brains be computer hardware and minds be software running on them? Could computers have consciousness and intelligence? Could they have minds? If they had minds, how would we know?
Philosophy, Topical, Computers
Computation and Consciousness
We have a perfect parallel between brains and computers. We can easily think of the brain as the hardware and mind or consciousness as the software or the operating system.
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Problem of Other Minds
How do you know other people have minds as you do? It is an unsolved problem in philosophy – the Problem of Other Minds. Before asking the question whether computers could have minds, we have to address this problem. Otherwise, how would we know even if computers actually had minds?
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Minds as Machine Intelligence
Is Turing Test enough of a test to detect consciousness in machines? Prof. Searle proves that it is not. I beg to differ.
Topical, Computers, Philosophy
Man as Chinese Room
Wrapping up this series on the so-called strong artificial intelligence with a closer look at Prof. Searle’s arguments.