http://www.clickshakegames.com/forum/tags/mind Imaginitive Game Development en-US Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:33:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.clickshakegames.com/forum/search.php http://www.clickshakegames.com/forum/topic/what-would-it-take-to-convince-you#post-962 Wed, 26 May 2010 21:13:51 +0000 Earl 962@http://www.clickshakegames.com/forum/ <p>Okay, so I don't know if this is a more philosophical question, or practical. But, having an AI background (in the <em>actual</em> sense, mind you; not cyborgs and such), topics relating to "AI" (as seen in movies and on tv) tend to come up every now and then.</p> <p>One issue is the notion of a "thinking" computer. More specifically, since it seems to be the typical sci-fi goal, an android.<br /> Suppose one were to construct an android, and teach it english, and shapes and sounds, and all that fancy schmancy stuff.</p> <p>And further suppose that the creator were to declare that he hadn't merely created a device capable of <em>emulating</em> human interaction, but one which was actually truely and legitimately intelligent. That it was conscious, self-aware, and had intelligence to rival (or surpass) a human's.</p> <p><strong>What would it take to convince you that he was telling the truth? That it really was intelligent?</strong></p> <p>The classic theorized test of "intelligence" is a Turing test. You have the computer/android/dealie communicate via a "teletype" (you can tell how long ago the idea was suggested. Today, it'd be the equivalent of a chat program) with a human.<br /> If, solely through text, the human could tell it was a computer, then it isn't intelligent. If the human can't tell, then it is. Obviously, that raises all sorts of flaws. (What if the human's just really dumb? What if the conversation never strays outside of puppies, etc.)</p> <p>However, this is a different slant on it. In this case, I'm not interested in what would be a good general criteria (yes, I know that's actually a plural word). I'm interested in what would convince <em>you</em>.</p> <p>So, what would it take? How could an android convince you that he/she/it was actually intelligent? </p>