The metaphors that writers use fascinate me. Like, this is 2018, and this author thinks that the juxtaposition of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would still jar the average reader. That may say...
The metaphors that writers use fascinate me. Like, this is 2018, and this author thinks that the juxtaposition of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would still jar the average reader.
That may say something about American society that we are so divided that the thought of confusing Hillary for Donald would be mentally upsetting. Or it could be a reflection of the author's belief that society is so fractured along that line.
But how is it that even in articles that have nothing to do with American politics, authors can't resist making some allusion to it?
I had to take a good bit longer to process the advancements in Neuroscience and consciousness theory because it's somewhat dense reading (and I love it). Koch's statement that under IIT you can't simulate consciousness stuck out to me as a direct repudiation of some of the concerns of people who argue about the ethical questions we've yet to face with a lot of AI (especially in terms of what personhood we might be creating for AI).
Yeah his example of Hillary and Trump really stuck out as a sore thumb, especially in such an otherwise clinical article. He should have just used Apple and Orange (no pun intended) or something...
Yeah his example of Hillary and Trump really stuck out as a sore thumb, especially in such an otherwise clinical article. He should have just used Apple and Orange (no pun intended) or something since there was no real reason to bring politics into it other than as sort of mental clickbait, IMO.
The metaphors that writers use fascinate me. Like, this is 2018, and this author thinks that the juxtaposition of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would still jar the average reader.
That may say something about American society that we are so divided that the thought of confusing Hillary for Donald would be mentally upsetting. Or it could be a reflection of the author's belief that society is so fractured along that line.
But how is it that even in articles that have nothing to do with American politics, authors can't resist making some allusion to it?
I had to take a good bit longer to process the advancements in Neuroscience and consciousness theory because it's somewhat dense reading (and I love it). Koch's statement that under IIT you can't simulate consciousness stuck out to me as a direct repudiation of some of the concerns of people who argue about the ethical questions we've yet to face with a lot of AI (especially in terms of what personhood we might be creating for AI).
Yeah his example of Hillary and Trump really stuck out as a sore thumb, especially in such an otherwise clinical article. He should have just used Apple and Orange (no pun intended) or something since there was no real reason to bring politics into it other than as sort of mental clickbait, IMO.