The threat of artificial intelligence may be overshadowed by that of artificial emotion, because: 1) Feelings emerge in matter more readily than does self-awareness 2) A machine that feels but cannot think would be more likely to run rampant than one that thinks but cannot feel
Feelings by definition require perception. Whether they require thought is dubious; many lower-order animals, such as insects, act as if they experience fear and lust, yet are most likely, based on their elementary brains, to be incapable of pure thought.
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Fair enough. However, perceptions rely on sensory input to the brain, and interpretation of those senses which informs the brain how to respond, chemically. So I would argue feelings also require chemicals. AI may be able to perceive and take action, but can they really feel?
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It also might be interesting to note that some scientists, mainly neuroscientists, make a distinction between emotions and feelings, with emotions being automatic reactions to stimuli, and feelings being something we have control over when we gain awareness of out internal state.
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