On 29/01/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 28, 2008 4:36 AM, Stathis Papaioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are you simply arguing that an embodied AI that can interact with the > > real world will find it easier to learn and develop, or are you > > arguing that there is a fundamental reason why an AI can't develop in > > a purely virtual environment? > > I think the answer to the above is obvious, but the more interesting > question is whether it even makes sense to speak of a "mind" > independent of some environment of interaction, whether physical or > virtual.
Could that just mean in the limiting case that one part of a physical object is a mind with respect to another part? -- Stathis Papaioannou ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=90839892-81029c
