Making IBM's Computer, Watson, Human

Autor/in	Rachlin, Howard
Titel	Making IBM's Computer, Watson, Human
Quelle	In: Behavior Analyst, 35 (2012) 1, S.1-16 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-6729
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Television; Programming (Broadcast); Games; Questioning Techniques; Computers; Artificial Intelligence; Cognitive Processes; Altruism; Perception; Behavior; Evolution; Ability; Change; Self Control; Human Body; Anthropology; Philosophy; Cybernetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Programmgestaltung; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Digitalrechner; Künstliche Intelligenz; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Wahrnehmung; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Wandel; Selbstbeherrschung; Menschlicher Körper; Anthropologie; Philosophie; Kybernetik
Abstract	This essay uses the recent victory of an IBM computer (Watson) in the TV game, "Jeopardy," to speculate on the abilities Watson would need, in addition to those it has, to be human. The essay's basic premise is that to be human is to behave as humans behave and to function in society as humans function. Alternatives to this premise are considered and rejected. The viewpoint of the essay is that of teleological behaviorism. Mental states are defined as temporally extended patterns of overt behavior. From this viewpoint (although Watson does not currently have them), essential human attributes such as consciousness, the ability to love, to feel pain, to sense, to perceive, and to imagine may all be possessed by a computer. Most crucially, a computer may possess self-control and may act altruistically. However, the computer's appearance, its ability to make specific movements, its possession of particular internal structures (e.g., whether those structures are organic or inorganic), and the presence of any nonmaterial "self," are all incidental to its humanity. (Contains 10 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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