Slashdot | Alicebot Creator Dr. Richard Wallace Expounds
Damn. The man is brilliant.
"Some observers claim that the lying man and the pretending computer tell us nothing about our own human consciousness. This author at least is prepared to accept the inescapable alternative conclusion, that we as humans are, for the most part, not 'really intelligent.'"
ANother great section is when he discusses the human brain, coming to the conclusion that the brain is a pretty "shitty" computer. He also makes the point that our sense of "logic" is very new (being non-existant in other species) and that it might not be very good, or be a good darwinian evolution. For example, what if we make ourselves extinct through nuclear warfare? Didn't work out all too well, did it? I think Dr. Wallace rules.
Warning: The interview is huge and he wanders occasionally, however, it is filled with great info. I thought it was worth the read.