"SandChigger" <sandchigger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Oct 16, 6:30 am, "Tony" <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Was Omnius alive
>
> How do you mean that?
>
> As a question of literary effect? Did the authors succeed in breathing
> life into the character and making it believable?
>
> Of course not. They haven't the talent, it would seem.
>
> Or are you aiming for a more general, philosophical discussion? Is it
> possible to consider an artificial intelligence alive?
>
> Whenever I lose my balance and fall off the fence, I tend to land on
> the strong AI side more times than not. It all depends, though, on the
> criteria you set for determining whether something is alive.
>
> I think these are im****tant, among others:
>
> 1. Complex responses to environmental change to maintain internal
> homeostasis.
> 2. Replication
>
> Add non-immediacy and indeterminacy of response for intelligent life.
>
> Though certainly no brain trust, by the above three criteria at least,
> Omnius would qualify as an intelligent lifeform IMO.
>
Okay, you make a very strong argument.
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