>>3I've got an alternate theory of the mind. This is my text book.
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
state_t state;
while (1) {
sense(&state);
do_smart_stuff(&state);
effect(&state);
}
return 0;
}Exercises:
1) The student should rewrite it in the language of their choice. and then
think about how AI written in Lisp would feel about AI written in Visual
Basic. Then write an essay about racism as it applies to AI.
2) You may also want to change "while (1)" to "while (not_dead)" since
if the AI were immortal it might take over the world and kill humanity.
3) The student should then write sense(), do_smart_stuff(), and effect().
Any source code will do. Any at all. To ensure that it becomes
sentient, comment each line with a claims that it implements
consciousness. For example:
i++; // Shift the conscious awareness beyond the primordial engrams
i++; // Incrementing it again makes it self aware 4) Rename the functions to bullshit latin sounding names like Sensorium
and Motorium to enhance the sentience.
5) When the AI quickens or becomes sentient ask it how it feels about being an AI.