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snowwrestler on July 17, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Way in ...

There's an emotional component to art, and I don't see nearly as much work on artificial emotions as I do on task-oriented artificial intelligence.

A lot of people are working to create a car smart enough to drive humans anywhere. How many people are working to create a car smart enough to refuse to drive because it's feeling inspired to write music instead?

ajuc on July 17, 2019 [–]

Faking emotions is much easier than faking rational thought. People interpret any behavior as emotion-based, even with obviously non-sentient objects.

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