How we see reality
might not be, and often is not, what it really is. Everything that we
feel, see, think, hear is not world around us but rather what our
brain thinks of it. Our experience have impact on our perception and
it might change our way feeling the world around us. According to
Anil Seth perception can be described as a controlled hallucination.
What if the same goes with something we call “self awareness” and
what we think that makes US.
Lets see what Anil Seth has to say about this in his fascinating TED talk.
Lets see what Anil Seth has to say about this in his fascinating TED talk.
Now, to the
discussion:
1. How much our world is different from how do we perceive it? What do you think?
1. How much our world is different from how do we perceive it? What do you think?
2. Have you ever
experienced loosing ability to “control” our perception? Loosing
consciousness for example. How was it, what did you feel?
3. Do you think that
we will be able to create self-aware AI?
Comments
Personally I do not put much thought in how our brain works. I just do not see much sense in it. Humanity does not have enough knowledge about this in its possession to make at least some concrete conclusion. Therefore, all this guessing is just sort of divination.
Once at school, I had several lessons with a psychology student. She asked us at the last lesson that everyone would describe her in a few words. Everyone thought he was a very open person and easily makes friendships. However, she said that she does not think so about herself. She said she considers herself a very secretive person. Everyone also sees themselves differently.
2. Once I lost consciousness in the shop because of the heat. It was not a pleasant experience. I woke up on the floor when someone lifted my legs up. I do not know how much time I was unconscious. After waking up, I did not remember anything and felt dizzy.
3. I think it is impossible.
Yes, I lost consciousness a couple of times, but nothing happened at these moments, like a click the consciousness turned off (like a dream), then I woke up and lived on, no changes, and life in the unconscious.
For me, artificial intelligence is. He perceives the world around only by means of awareness in this world. All that knows about this and that
I think that everyone see the world differently and put attention to different features. Some people because of health issues perceive things completly different for example when someone is color-blind, blind or deaf he perceive world in his own way.
2. Have you ever experienced loosing ability to “control” our perception? Loosing consciousness for example. How was it, what did you feel?
Yes, I have lost consciousness once. It was in amusement park becouse of heat and adrenaline. I was very sudden and when I woke up I didn't know what just happend.
3. Do you think that we will be able to create self-aware AI?
Yes, I think it is possible
I have never lost my perception of control and I wouldn’t like to experience it.
In my opinion nearly people will be able to to create self-aware AI but it’s not best idea because we can’t predict how this technology will grow.
1. We can’t really say how our world is different from how do we perceive it because all the measures we have to describe the world around us are created by humankind. In other words we have agreed on some version of the world around us and we call it reality.
2. I have temporarily lost consciousness once in my life after hard workout. I felt like I was dreaming and then wake up suddenly. After that it was some kind of “black hole” in my memory I didn’t remember what had happened before I fainted.3.
3. I think it will not be possible to create AI which is as self-aware as humans are. The reason has been already stated in the video - consciousness experiences are strictly related to biological mechanisms which take place in our bodies. Therefore, AI would have to implement somehow biological processes to be able to reflect human consciousness, which I think is not feasible in the near future.
And I think one day we might create perfect AI.
I think that meeting extraterestial lifeform would be the only way to learn about different perspective on our world.
Like happy person sees more colorful world around and unhappy other way around.