Of
the many great experiences I had in Syria, some of my favourites were
at family gatherings and parties. Of course, the sort of reunions
that happen in the "Old Country" are far more lively than the
usual Christmas get-togethers that North Americans participate in.
For one thing, because I was the only one from my household in Utah
to visit family in Syria, I was constantly taken from relative to
relative, meeting people aged from less than a month to 80+ years.
Family in Syria means not just one's aunts and uncles, but also their
children's relatives. It means that I not only met people distantly
related to me by 2nd
or 3rd
generational gaps, but also be met every friend, distant relative,
and acquaintance of everyone else's friends, relatives, and
acquaintances. I probably met 100+ different people from a wide array
of backgrounds and professions: from business to dentistry. The
family dynamic in Syria is broad, to say the least.
Results tagged “Cognitive Science” from biolyrics
Well, before I begin this post, let me first fill everyone in on my new academic pursuits. Namely, Cognitive Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For those not in the know, (like everyone I met from Syria, and numerous others here in Utah) Cognitive Science is the study of the mind that combines the main streams of linguistics, philosophy, computational science, and psychology. One of the main pursuits is building a computational model of the mind: AI (artificial intelligence). Along with this, I'm hoping to add the little biology experience I have in order to progress this field.
With all this in mind, I've been thinking a lot about our definitions of artificial intelligence lately. You see, one of the greatest problems of artificial intelligence is that we probably won't know we have it when we do. The problem of cognitive definition isn't new either; one of the greatest issues in ethics is abortion, and this stems mostly from when a fetus becomes a "child." I'm not going to make a political statement on this issue, but only use it as an example.
The reason this is such an issue stems from our current computing capabilities. That is to say, we may have stumbled upon a road to artificial intelligence; an indefinite singularity -- and not even know it! I was speaking to some Google employees, and a discussion came up on whether or not datamining is one of the "senses" of the artificial intelligence. They told me (and I'm not going to name names here) that there is a running rumour that the google servers may reach its own singularity in the next 15 years.
Just stuff I've been thinking about. Let me know what you think in the comments.
With all this in mind, I've been thinking a lot about our definitions of artificial intelligence lately. You see, one of the greatest problems of artificial intelligence is that we probably won't know we have it when we do. The problem of cognitive definition isn't new either; one of the greatest issues in ethics is abortion, and this stems mostly from when a fetus becomes a "child." I'm not going to make a political statement on this issue, but only use it as an example.
The reason this is such an issue stems from our current computing capabilities. That is to say, we may have stumbled upon a road to artificial intelligence; an indefinite singularity -- and not even know it! I was speaking to some Google employees, and a discussion came up on whether or not datamining is one of the "senses" of the artificial intelligence. They told me (and I'm not going to name names here) that there is a running rumour that the google servers may reach its own singularity in the next 15 years.
Just stuff I've been thinking about. Let me know what you think in the comments.
