Philosophy Wire: Seeing how computers think. Smiling in the mirror.

Researchers trying to figure out how computers think and how humans think as well, in order to better understand and improve AI systems. [1] How could we see how anyone thinks? That is the essence of being: that it cannot be understood. And we constantly fail to grasp it. Everything you understand is moot. Only the meaningless can have meaning. Only the unimportant can seem important. Only the incomprehensible can be comprehended. Look yourself in the mirror. There is nothing you understand. Unless the things you do not. Don't think about it. Just accept it. And for a weird reason, you will catch yourself smiling…

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