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> Yet we think AI will have it
Lenny Bruce joking as Tonto to the Lone Ranger:
Who is "we" white man?
The lede observation depends upon whether "we" can expect our science to ever produce an intelligible theory of mind.
The difficulty of producing a theory of mind makes the Imitation Game a compelling approach to setting expectations for AI.
And also portends of the hazard that we become so distracted by simulacra that we lose all bearing upon ourselves.
Beautifully said — that’s the real paradox, isn’t it?
The closer we get to simulating awareness, the harder it becomes to notice our own.
Maybe the Imitation Game was never about machines fooling us, but about showing how easily we forget what being real means.