1. Computer Sapience
Or why James Cameron was wrong
A presentation by Michael Power

2. Turing V. Searle

The Turing Test (1950)

Computer fools human
interrogator into being
human

Responds to
interrogator's questions

Understands the
questions, thinks of an
answer

The Chinese Room
(1980)

Native English
speaker fools other
human into believing
it understands
Chinese

Simply translates
prompts into English
with book

Doesn't actually
understand Chinese

3. Strong AI

No Machine today can pass the Turing test –
lacks Strong AI
− Strong AI – Artifical Intelligence that is equal to or greater
human intelligence

Even if we have Strong AI, can we prove the
computer really understands? (Chinese room
problem)

Bonus Question: How do we even know what
Strong AI looks like?

4. Strong AI in popular culture

Dystopia 
Utopia that turns
Dystopian

5. What if it's neither?

6. Technophobia

Humanity is immediately suspicious of robots
equally or more intelligent than themselves

Strong AI could succeed in society – Robot
judges, psychiatrists, etc.

Is that what humanity wants?

7. No. It Isn't.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/01/sex.robo
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8. The Internet: Hope?
 Neither Turing nor Searle could have expected
the influence of the World Wide Web
 Could significantly change things for our
understanding of intelligence... (human and
otherwise)

9. Turing Test 2.0
www.pandora.com

10. Turing Test 2.0
www.pandora.com