Transcript AI and Communication

AI and Communication
N’JEMA MCINTYRE AND JOEY BEAULIEU
Can Computers Think?
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We know computers can compute answers
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We know computers can regurgitate facts
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We know computers will spit out data when computing figures
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Bhttp://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3ut do they really
think?
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That’s what the Chinese room was questioning.
Communication and Challenges
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The computer as a communication device.
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Computer used as a enhanced human communication.
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CMC originally used for computing figures.
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Computer seen as a form of communication
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What do you use your computer for?
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Is your smart phone a computer?
CMC
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Computer Mediated Communication
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A process of human communication via/using computers
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Can a computer think?
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We can only assume that, they can process information, does that mean they
can think? Emotionally? Intellectually? Behaviorally?
Alan Turing: The Imitation Game
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3Z5vIDAgE
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Also called “Turing Test”
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“Can machines think?” is rather a meaningless question and hard to
answer.
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Only digital machines are considered, otherwise there’s no point.
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3 parts: Store (storage), Executive unit (calculations) Control (following
instructional responses)
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Similar to Chinese Room
Turing revises the question: “Can machines communicate?”
Does the computer pass the test?
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Transmitted through CMC or “chat rooms”
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Man (A) Women (B) Interrogator of either sex (C), run test
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Distinguishing genders
Swap (A) with digital computer, run test
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Will the Interrogator (C), make the wrong choice as often?
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Intelligence is not observed, but rather shown or demonstrated
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“ANYTHING that communicates up to human standards (machine, animal,
alien) is considered intelligent” – Turing
Philosophical Approach
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“The Other Minds Problem”
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One determining if another is really “thinking”
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No access to human mind
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No access to inner mechanics of computer system
Rene Descartes: Logical/critical thinker
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What’s the difference between humans, animals, and machines?
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Machine vs Machine, both looking/behaving like humans
Chinese Thought Experiment
• Man (operator) locked in a room
• Someone outside gives messages in Chinese
• Operator goes into the data to find matching
symbols
• Operator has “instructions” or “rules” to
match the symbols and follow the assigned
response
• They communicate in Chinese
• If the “rule book” is large enough, they can
have a conversation about anything
Experiment Results/Conclusions
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The man (operator) can convince the messenger that he speaks Chinese
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They can communicate all day long
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But NONE if it has any meaning to him
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The operator only follows the instructions and responses given to him
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This is what happens inside the “thinking” computer!
Argument
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Not everyone agrees
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Does the system as a whole understand Chinese?
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Ultimate Question: How do the physical parts, pieces, and components
ever match real life human experiences?
Conclusion
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Alan Turing’s Imitation game tests if computers can really “think” or
respond intelligently
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The Chinese Room gives an interesting perspective: Does the operator
really know Chinese? Does the system at large really know Chinese? To
what extent will it match human experiences?
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In the near future, many advancements will be made to simplify the
complications of AI and communication. This is only the beginning