alt Hacker NewsIt's neither possible nor desired, and until that fact clicks for majority of computer people, we'll be running in circles and making a mess through futile attempts at solving the problem at the wrong end.
It's neither possible nor desired, and until that fact clicks for majority of computer people, we'll be running in circles and making a mess through futile attempts at solving the problem at the wrong end.
Note that humans do come with different types of 'input streams':
Hit my knee in the right spot, and I'll kick my leg, no choice about it. Scream at me to LIFT MY EFFING LEG (in a language I do understand), and I may or may not do so. Write the same thing on a piece of paper, and I generally won't (unless there is some very specific context).
With AI systems, we have the benefit that the distinction between such pathways is in principle under our control.