shaim2 t1_iwv2up6 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Reply to For world philosophy day 13 thinkers share the philosophical questions that will define this century | Including Noam Chomsky on destruction, Naomi Oreskes on climate crisis and Carissa Veliz on innovation by IAI_Admin

Every question is going to be swept away by the issues surrounding AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).

Passing the Turing Test seems like an achievable millstone for the 2030s.

What does it mean if a computer can, for all intents and purposes, appear to be as intelligent as a very smart and highly educated human?

Not just what does that mean regarding consciousness. What does it mean regarding Rights, our role in the universe, etc.

This issue is imminent and HUGE.

shaim2 t1_itvzryb wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:36 PM

Reply to comment by theartofcombinations in Logical positivism does not dispense with metaphysics, as it aimed to. It merely proposes a different kind of metaphysics, in which natural sciences take the privileged position once occupied by rationalist metaphysics. by IAI_Admin

So what is?

shaim2 t1_itvzkw9 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:35 PM

Reply to comment by RyeZuul in Logical positivism does not dispense with metaphysics, as it aimed to. It merely proposes a different kind of metaphysics, in which natural sciences take the privileged position once occupied by rationalist metaphysics. by IAI_Admin

> As for scientific method revealing the ultimate state of reality, wouldn't that actually be beyond the scope?

Yes. Science is concerned with iteratively approximating / revealing reality. This is an asymptomatic process. There is no expectation of ever reaching "ultimate" reality.