I concur that ascribing understanding to the machines that we have is a category error.
The reason I believe it was brought up is that understanding is not a category error when ascribed to people.
And if we claim to have a plan to create machines that are indistinguishable from people, we likely first need to understand what it is that makes people distinguishable from machines, and that doesn’t seem to be on any of the current AI companies’ roadmap.
The reason I believe it was brought up is that understanding is not a category error when ascribed to people.
And if we claim to have a plan to create machines that are indistinguishable from people, we likely first need to understand what it is that makes people distinguishable from machines, and that doesn’t seem to be on any of the current AI companies’ roadmap.