Comment by jrflowers
14 hours ago
I like the idea that if you simply replace “having an experience and translating it into words” with “remember 5-7-5” as a measure of intelligence then poetry is an example of chat bots being smarter. Similarly, “my toaster’s ability to toast bread makes it more powerful than any human on earth” is a true statement given a reasonable interpretation of the word “power”.
Sure :)
Though I'd argue that the metaphor only works insofar as we believe that toasting bread is something are uniquely qualified to do, just like the original statement assumes that poetry is a uniquely human skill. (Though I do agree that the ability for subjective experience is an essential component of consciousness. I'll be buggered if I know how to define that, though)