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<div dir="auto">For example if we want a robot that autocharges
itself we must create some sort of "hunger for energy". If we
want a robot that protects itself against physical danger we
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<p>My "Roomba" knockoff autocharges, ceasing it's relentless
vacuuming activities to return to it's charging dock when
necessary. Unfortunately it has no way to "evacuate it's own
bowels" so a human must come and do the messy job for it. I
understand there are luxury models who do handle this function
with the help of a stationary "robot"... <br>
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<p>It also avoids objects by bouncing off of them and (short term?)
remembering not to "go there" and avoids falling down stairs by
noticing when it's front roller goes off an edge (tilting) and
treats that location as a "hard edge" as well. It is surprising
how much those two activities give it a sense of having something
like "emotions", but not quite hunger or fear, it just makes good
decisions consistently?</p>
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<div>From: Pieter Steenekamp <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pieters@randcontrols.co.za"><pieters@randcontrols.co.za></a>
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<div>Date: 8/23/21 12:05 (GMT+01:00) </div>
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<div>Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Eternal questions </div>
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<div dir="ltr">The creators of the Aibo robot dog say it has ‘real
emotions and instinct’. This is obviously not true, it's just an
illusion.<br>
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But then, according to Daniel Dennett, human consciousness is
just an illusion.<br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 09:18,
Jochen Fromm <<a href="mailto:jofr@cas-group.net"
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<div dir="auto">"In today’s AI universe, all the eternal
questions (about intentionality, consciousness, free will,
mind-body problem...) have become engineering problems",
argues this Guardian article. </div>
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href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/10/dogs-inner-life-what-robot-pet-taught-me-about-consciousness-artificial-intelligence"
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