Beyond Zero and One (Andrew Smart) / quote 134 of 171

Intelligence as an invention of each brain

What does the notion of consciousness-as-useful-hallucination imply for artificial intelligence? It requires a paradigm shift within artificial intelligence, from seeing intelligence and consciousness as being about perceiving objective truth with a “view from nowhere” in pursuit of rational goals, to seeing intelligence and consciousness as unique inventions of each human brain.

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