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No offense, but I get the sense that you don't actually know how ML works and you're just familiar with pop science descriptions of it. Am I wrong?
It's an incredibly bold claim to say that a human brain is doing something an AI could never do. That is a very antiquated notion, to the point that I would say it's 100% devoid of any critical thinking.
Now if you're arguing that there is a supernatural plane of some kind that cannot be measured in any way, and is fully responsible for our consciousness, then that's a different story, there's nothing I can say to change your mind.
That's the thing though, it's all the same "content" to a living brain. Your brain doesn't distinguish between your lived experiences and watching cat videos, the experience of watching those videos is also a lived experience.
I know it's tempting to say humans (or living creatures) are special and unique in their ability to experience emotions and consciousness etc, but the reality is, you're a biological machine. You take inputs via various senses, chemical reactions happen throughout your body, and the illusion of memory and experience is created. Now either prove to me that this phenomenon is not replicable in a lab or virtual setting, or get off your high horse and join the actual discussion that needs to happen.
If I have to read one more snide comment calling disagreement “ignorance” I’m going to lose it lmao. It’s so arrogant and dismissive. The reality is it is you who lacks the humility to think maybe you’re wrong or don’t have as complete a picture as you think.
My goal thus far has been to have this discussion. If you'd like to recap yourself on this thread so far, you'll find that I am not the arrogant and dismissive one. That would be the person who called the discussion "devoid of any critical thinking".
If that is not your position, great, let's talk.
Whether or not he was being a prick is immaterial. Your opening paragraph is exactly what I described. I don’t know how you can read it any other way. It is completely needless and contributes nothing to your point.
People like that are stuck in a sealioning/"debate me bro" mindset that makes discussion impossible
No doubt
Ah yes, let me just give you all the definitive answers to all the metaphysical and philosophical debates that have happened throughout the entirety of human history so you don't have to think about the actual real world ramifications your art theft bot
So you acknowledge there is a valuable discussion to be had here. Thank you. I would like to have that discussion, would you? Or would you like to stick with the dismissive and arrogant schtick?
No, there isn't a valuable discussion to be had here. I'm not looking to "debate" you, or anyone else. AI is causing real, material harm in the world right now, not because it does the same thing humans do, but because of the greedy, heartless, scum-sucking capitalists and grifters behind it, driving it, and deciding the gibberish they pump out is good enough to destroy entire industries and livelihoods so they can maximize their bottom lines. And I'm not looking to find "nuance" in the dystopian hellscape this is creating.
So your contribution to the discussion is that you don't want to have the discussion. Noted.
No, it's that there's no discussion to have. But I'm glad you at least got close.
Also I'm blocking you now. I have no fucking patience for sealioning