[LINK] Does current AI represent a dead end?

[Tom Worthington]

On 7/12/24 13:53, Antony Barry wrote:

> ... Edsger W. Dijkstra, the computer scientist. 
> The quote is:
> “The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting 
> than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”

There are some biomorphic UUVs (robot submarines) which move a tail like 
a fish to swim. Others change buoyancy to glide like a manta ray. 
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-05-01

AI which works like human intelligence is an interesting research 
question, which has potential practical application. I had the pleasure 
of sharing an office with Andrew Coward while he worked on this: 
http://www.landrewcoward.com/


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au
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