I think the usage of the word absurd in this context entails the third definition of the word here:
Deme
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Occam's razor defeats Plato's cave. There's no reason to think that the world we experience would be just metaphysical shadows on the wall. The burden of proof is on Mickey's shoulders.
Oh yeah and Cogito Ergo Sum. So there is one bit of definitely provable knowledge.
All of them will be very rude to you
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...while still listening to everything they say in order to control them more efficiently.
To be fair, the sloppier side of AI has a much more direct effect on society than niche scientific and engineering applications, but I get what you're after.
Data analysis and forecasting chaotic systems too complex for brute force numerical hijinks are great applications for neural networks. One dude I saw was doing his PhD on nowcasting (weather forecasts of the very short term (10 to 90 min. range) showers and thunderstorms with neural networks. Interesting stuff.
Definitely
Yeah an alpha would be socialized into thinking that dying should be avoided, whereas a sigma sees past such archaic norms.
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An interesting take, but surely there would still have to be some substrate to facilitate the thinking (a thinker)? A brain in a jar might not be what you think of yourself, but whatever is thinking the thoughts which you consider your own, definitely has to exist.