AI Can Never Think: The Uniqueness of Human Thought

• Authors: Nehez Jason
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

As the saying goes, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, yet very few assume imitation to be equivalence. An original masterpiece may be worth millions while a copy, no matter how exact the resemblance, would yield just a fraction of the price. I propose that there is more to thought than a machine will ever be capable of. The imitation game, while reproducing an imitation that is something like human thinking and interaction, will never achieve that same unique mode of thinking we experience as human species. This presentation aims to outline some of the hidden assumptions in the Turing Test for the computational theory of mind, explain some of the most popular arguments against the computational model of thought today, provide some original thought experiments, and finally discuss briefly the unique aspects of human thought that may never be able to be replicated in a machine.

Keywords

EN

AI; artificial intelligence; thought; mind; turing; materialism; functionalism; dualism; semiotics; computational theory

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 467-492

Dates

published

2020-09-30

Contributors

author

Nehez Jason

• Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Conn., USA

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Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066

ISSN

2577-0314

DOI

10.26385/SG.090318