The Turing machine Flashcards
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The Turing machine
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Started computer era. It manipulated symbols and ‘thinks’
2
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Turings thoughts on consciousness
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He claimed that if a computer could behave indistinguishably from a human we have to grant it consciousness
3
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Turing test
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A test to check whether the computer is distinguishable from a human
4
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Fading qualia thought experiment
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If we were to replace each neuron with a chip one by one, at what point would we gain or lose consciousness.
5
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Qualia
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Qualities of conscious thoughts that give thoughts a rich meaning. Grounded in interaction with the world.
