Lately i"ve been posting about movies and other stuff but not really much about philosophical thoughts. More about what's been going on in my life and what movies i've seen. But lately a lot of the stuff I've seen recently has started me thinking about philosophy again.
I am currently about halfway through reading the Chronicles of Narnia. This is the book series written by C.S. Lewis. While it is a children's series it is still interesting to read because of its parallels to the Bible and the Christian faith. I think i read the first four books within 2 or 3 weeks.
Another movie that got me thinking was I, Robot, which was based on Isaac Asimov's short stories and ideas as well as the 3 laws of robotics. The most interesting idea I got out of it was the fact the robots have "evolved" to a level where they are compared on an intellectual plane with humans. What it all boils down to is this.
Robots are a combination of different materials driven to operate by a program written by people. This program is what governs the robot's actions. It doesn't think. It, like any computer, will receive input either visually (optical sensors - eyes) or physically (external sensors - ears, touch).
The movie also introduced the idea that some of the code in a robot can also migrate and form bundles with other bunches of code. This is why robots may tend to do other things not intended by the programmers. The problem with this is that code doesn't change nor migrate. It'd be kinda like throwing ketchup and mustard together and producing relish. Everything a robot does it is instructed to do so depending on the input it receives.
A human on the other hand has the choice. (cue matrix quote: The problem is choice") It has the ability to see the correct response for the answer, and even be compelled to make that choice. But it's an active choice and they have the ability to deny that choice and make a wrong one. A human also has a different thought process; one that is not governed by equations and true/false statements. Humans can think of things beyond what could very well be the right answer.
They can imagine. They can also think of answers to the problem that are not only right but also better. We generate dreams based on many events in our day or what we wish. Our dreams are a mix of those. Artificial intelligence may be advancing, but it will not compare to that of human intelligence. Computers can process information and spit out answers a billion times faster than humans can. But only when it is told to do so and designed to do so.
Probably more on this later...that's my rant for now.
I am currently about halfway through reading the Chronicles of Narnia. This is the book series written by C.S. Lewis. While it is a children's series it is still interesting to read because of its parallels to the Bible and the Christian faith. I think i read the first four books within 2 or 3 weeks.
Another movie that got me thinking was I, Robot, which was based on Isaac Asimov's short stories and ideas as well as the 3 laws of robotics. The most interesting idea I got out of it was the fact the robots have "evolved" to a level where they are compared on an intellectual plane with humans. What it all boils down to is this.
Robots are a combination of different materials driven to operate by a program written by people. This program is what governs the robot's actions. It doesn't think. It, like any computer, will receive input either visually (optical sensors - eyes) or physically (external sensors - ears, touch).
The movie also introduced the idea that some of the code in a robot can also migrate and form bundles with other bunches of code. This is why robots may tend to do other things not intended by the programmers. The problem with this is that code doesn't change nor migrate. It'd be kinda like throwing ketchup and mustard together and producing relish. Everything a robot does it is instructed to do so depending on the input it receives.
A human on the other hand has the choice. (cue matrix quote: The problem is choice") It has the ability to see the correct response for the answer, and even be compelled to make that choice. But it's an active choice and they have the ability to deny that choice and make a wrong one. A human also has a different thought process; one that is not governed by equations and true/false statements. Humans can think of things beyond what could very well be the right answer.
They can imagine. They can also think of answers to the problem that are not only right but also better. We generate dreams based on many events in our day or what we wish. Our dreams are a mix of those. Artificial intelligence may be advancing, but it will not compare to that of human intelligence. Computers can process information and spit out answers a billion times faster than humans can. But only when it is told to do so and designed to do so.
Probably more on this later...that's my rant for now.
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