Thanks Fred for bringing these thought-provoking articles to our attention. It looks like one of them is guilty of plagiarism--exactly the same sentences in both articles. There is now much concern about artificial intelligence advancing to the point of possessing sentience. The present chat boxes have the capability of fast access to information stored in large data banks. There is no concern of being forgetful, because large computer storage can recall any information stored within it. As more information becomes available, the computer just needs more storage. But the capability of having feelings saved with stored information will require new abilities not mentioned in any discussion I have seen about artificial intelligence. To be human is unique, and every person is unique with their own stored associations between feelings and remembered events. What a comfort it is to know that we cannot be replaced by a computer.
Actually, I rather like being a brand new person in every chapter of my life! I don’t revisit the past hardly ever. I am absorbed in the present and in making broad plans for what my future self will need and enjoy.
I have been thinking lately how much I am disconnected from my earlier selves. It is as if the replacement of the atoms in my molecules have made me into an entirely new being. I not only don’t dwell in the past I don’t feel much connection to it.
For me at least, personal memories are very sketchy. Some people can remember, in cinematic detail, numerous episodes from their childhoods. I am quite envious of this ability, since my childhood memories are a shockingly few "snapshot" images of places, people, and events. I wish all this forgetting had made me more creative, but alas it hasn't. Good article, Fred! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
[edit] As usual I forgot to add something, a phrase that describes my mental filing system all too well: When your memory goes, forget it!
Thanks Fred for bringing these thought-provoking articles to our attention. It looks like one of them is guilty of plagiarism--exactly the same sentences in both articles. There is now much concern about artificial intelligence advancing to the point of possessing sentience. The present chat boxes have the capability of fast access to information stored in large data banks. There is no concern of being forgetful, because large computer storage can recall any information stored within it. As more information becomes available, the computer just needs more storage. But the capability of having feelings saved with stored information will require new abilities not mentioned in any discussion I have seen about artificial intelligence. To be human is unique, and every person is unique with their own stored associations between feelings and remembered events. What a comfort it is to know that we cannot be replaced by a computer.
Actually, I rather like being a brand new person in every chapter of my life! I don’t revisit the past hardly ever. I am absorbed in the present and in making broad plans for what my future self will need and enjoy.
I have been thinking lately how much I am disconnected from my earlier selves. It is as if the replacement of the atoms in my molecules have made me into an entirely new being. I not only don’t dwell in the past I don’t feel much connection to it.
For me at least, personal memories are very sketchy. Some people can remember, in cinematic detail, numerous episodes from their childhoods. I am quite envious of this ability, since my childhood memories are a shockingly few "snapshot" images of places, people, and events. I wish all this forgetting had made me more creative, but alas it hasn't. Good article, Fred! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
[edit] As usual I forgot to add something, a phrase that describes my mental filing system all too well: When your memory goes, forget it!
Well said! Ann