From e4ea0ada839c8c6fe82f3dd416bf32add8ed3f7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Miessler Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 11:46:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added an AI understanding argument. --- .../AR-12934—AIs_Are_Capable_of_Understanding | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Arguments/AR-12934—AIs_Are_Capable_of_Understanding diff --git a/Arguments/AR-12934—AIs_Are_Capable_of_Understanding b/Arguments/AR-12934—AIs_Are_Capable_of_Understanding new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0043c9c --- /dev/null +++ b/Arguments/AR-12934—AIs_Are_Capable_of_Understanding @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Claim: + +AI's are capable of understanding. + +Argument Style: + +Deductive. This style of argument uses a series of building claims that lead to a conclusion, and the only way to dispute the conclusion is to find a problem with one or more of its supporting claims. In short, if you can't find a flaw in the logic, you have to accept the conclusion. + +Argument: + +1. When humans debate whether or not AIs have understanding, we should frame the discussion around practical impact to society, not academic nuance. +2. The question that most affects this is AI's potential ability replace, compete with, and otherwise disrupt human work. +3. I define Functional Understanding as the ability for a system to evaluate a problem, find patterns between the problem and the concepts in its knowledge base, and produce a useful output based on that comparison. +4. Both humans and AIs have Functional Understanding. +5. Much of the objection to AIs being able to "truly understand" comes from people—either consciously or unconsciously—using a different definition for understanding, which I call Experiential Understanding. This type of understanding is the sensation of "getting" something, and it requires self-awareness and therefore consciousness. +6. AIs (as of 2024) do not have Experiential Understanding because they are not conscious. +7. Returning to the point of practical impact on society, AIs do not need Experiential Understanding to be useful in society, and therefore they don't need it to disrupt human work. +8. Therefore, AIs are capable of understanding in the way that matters to us as humans.