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2026-02-26 22:19 UTC

@leeloo My point is that emergent properties can manifest even in systems ruled by very simple rules, and can be difficult to predict by just looking at the rules. And human intelligence, whatever it is, is likely an emergent property of human brain. Therefore, we cannot rule out that a similar emergent property will appear in artidicial systems that are not made of neurons without referring to how the neurons are arranged, and how the artificial systems are arranged.

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@robotistry@mstdn.ca 2026-02-27 00:53

@wolf480pl @leeloo The OP is saying that it literally lacks the capacity for original thought - it is a parrot, repeating sounds without understanding of the concepts behind them. It's not like a termite, whose mound creation behavior can be replicated by a simple ruleset but that exists as a fully functional living organism in the context of a complex environment where choices must be grounded in the shared physical world for the organism to survive. It's not about how the neurons are arranged. It's about what kinds of representation they're capable of and what kinds of functions they can perform. We've created a funhouse mirror that's reflecting us in unprecedented detail and has been finetuned to reflect what we do when we express selfhood.

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