Re: Question for Ray Kurzweil

From: John Clark (jonkc@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 22:12:39 MDT


Brent Allsop <allsop@fc.hp.com> wrote:

> If an AI you were designing was asked: "What is the taste of salt like?"
>how should it answer?

The AI should say "Just like every human being who ever lived I can't tell you,
I can however show you. When exposed to salt my chemical sensors give me
a sensation that I find pleasant when combined with the sensation produced
by popcorn and unpleasant when combined with the sensation produced by
chocolate milk."
A good alternate answer would be "42".

    John K Clark jonkc@att.net



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