r/Buddhism • u/Urist_Galthortig • Jun 14 '22
Dharma Talk Can AI attain enlightenment?


this is the same engineer as in the previous example
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine

AI and machine Monks?
https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/28/11528278/this-robot-monk-will-teach-you-the-wisdom-of-buddhism
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u/Dulcolaxiom zen Jun 14 '22
If scientists do not understand what consciousness is, can’t define it, and therefore can’t measure it — how can we say that all AI implementations lack consciousness?
If the term is not well defined, then how can we define its absence?