Ha! No. I guess I’m using a stricter definition of a “mind” than is used in that post: one that is able to model itself. I recognize the utility of such a generalized definition of intelligence, but I’m talking about a subclass of said intelligences.
Ha! No. I guess I’m using a stricter definition of a “mind” than is used in that post: one that is able to model itself. I recognize the utility of such a generalized definition of intelligence, but I’m talking about a subclass of said intelligences.
Er, why couldn’t Clippy model itself? Surely you don’t mean that you think Clippy would change its end-goals if it did so (for what reason?)
… Just to check: we’re talking about Microsoft Office’s Clippy, right?
Not likely.
Oh dear; how embarrassing. Let me try my argument again from the top, then.
Actually, this is what we’re really talking about, not MS Word constructs or LW roleplayers.