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Re: Super Intelligence

From occam <occam@nowhere.nix>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english
Subject Re: Super Intelligence
Date 2026-10-12 12:54 +0200
Message-ID <nj3sibF8oriU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <LS0yS.10427$mPXe.4120@fx06.ams4> <nj1pm2FtlhcU1@mid.individual.net> <mn.5ac17eaaebe0423b.127094@snitoo> <nj3j9dF7d52U1@mid.individual.net> <mn.60a57eaa680e50f3.127094@snitoo>

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On 12/10/2026 11:45, Snidely wrote:
> occam is guilty of <nj3j9dF7d52U1@mid.individual.net> as of 10/12/2026
> 1:15:41 AM
>> On 11/10/2026 20:45, Snidely wrote:
>>> On Sunday, occam pointed out that ...
>>>> On 09/10/2026 09:39, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
>>>>> On 10/9/2026 2:37 PM, occam wrote:
>>>>>> Quite! However, keep in mind that 'pattern recognition' has many
>>>>>> dimensions - as many as we have senses. Pattern recognition in
>>>>>> texts is
>>>>>> what LLMs do well, because evolution did not prepare us for it .
>>>>>> Pattern
>>>>>> recognition in images is what we humans do better, because evolution
>>>>>> made us dependent on it. As for PR in sounds, smells, and touch - I'm
>>>>>> betting AI will do better in the long term.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now why would /anyone/ have GitHub repos of sounds, smells, and touch,
>>>>> and why would the A.I. do pull requests?
>>>>>
>>>> Sounds:  point your mobile at a bird-sound coming from the garden, and
>>>> an app identifies the bird (from a database of sounds). (I believe such
>>>> an app already exists.)
>>>>
>>>> Ditto smells and touch - IF AND WHEN we learn to codify these.
>>>
>>> Well, some robots that manipulate small objects probably need a sense of
>>> touch, so I'm sure there's work ongoing for this.
>>>
>>> (the first step is already done ... knowing when the squeezing is too
>>> tight ... it's also how electric car windows know how to stop)
>>>
>> Yes. But there is more to touch than just pressure. Think fingertips and
>> surface texture (not to mention temperature). Robotic touch is a bit
>> behind the curve here.
> 
> That's why I said "first step", no?
> 
> But a possible solution to the texture issue would be an array of tiny
> and sensitive pressure sensors, which may be how our sense of touch works.
> 
> Temperature would probably not be a thermistor per se, but still likely
> a current measurement, perhaps of idle current in another sensor.
> 

Whatever the solution, I have a feeling that it will come from the
sex-robot industry first, like most innovations.  </smile>

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  Re: Super Intelligence guido wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-09-30 10:14 +0200
    Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-09-30 18:37 +1000
      Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-30 13:34 -0700
      Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-01 20:07 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-10-02 20:01 -0300
          Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-04 09:27 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence Bob <usenet@bananacorp.nl.invalid> - 2026-10-02 20:51 +0000
          Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-07 17:15 +0200
            Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 02:03 +0800
              Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-07 12:59 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 04:20 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-07 16:03 -0700
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                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-07 18:08 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 10:01 +0800
              Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-08 09:02 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 21:11 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-10-08 17:29 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-10-08 17:09 -0300
                Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-09 08:37 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 15:39 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-11 17:52 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-10-11 11:45 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-10-11 12:24 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-12 10:15 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-10-12 02:45 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-12 12:54 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-13 00:02 +0800
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                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 10:38 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 04:37 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 16:26 -0700
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                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-18 12:30 -0700
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                Re: Super Intelligence Blaine <cactus_DAC@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-18 16:49 -0600
                Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-19 13:02 +1100
                Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-09 10:49 +1100
                Re: Super Intelligence Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-10-08 17:17 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 09:39 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-10-08 19:02 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 20:12 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-10-09 09:27 +1300
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 20:16 -0700
                Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-09 10:29 +1100
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 20:22 -0700
              Re: Super Intelligence squalk <sq@net.invalid> - 2026-10-08 20:17 +0100
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 04:43 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 20:26 -0700
            Re: Super Intelligence Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-10-08 11:00 +1300
    Re: Super Intelligence Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-09-30 12:23 +0200
      Re: Super Intelligence "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-01 17:22 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-10-01 20:07 +0100
          Re: Super Intelligence Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-10-02 09:21 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-10-01 22:52 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-01 22:26 -0700
          Re: Super Intelligence "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-02 15:56 +0200
            Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-03 12:47 -0700
        Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-01 22:27 -0700
        Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-01 22:30 -0700
          Re: Super Intelligence wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-10-02 11:37 +0200
            Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-02 20:37 +1000
              Re: Super Intelligence occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-10-07 17:21 +0200
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 02:06 +0800
            Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-02 22:57 +0800
            Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-03 12:53 -0700
      Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-01 22:22 -0700
        Re: Super Intelligence HenryWilson <Hgw@home.com> - 2026-10-02 12:07 +0000
    Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-09-30 13:30 -0700
  Re: Super Intelligence Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> - 2026-10-07 02:55 -0400
    Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 02:08 +0800
      Re: Super Intelligence wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-10-07 23:04 +0200
        Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-08 10:21 +1100
          Re: Super Intelligence Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 20:13 -0700
          Re: Super Intelligence Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2026-10-08 08:24 +0200
            Re: Super Intelligence wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-10-08 11:44 +0200
            Re: Super Intelligence Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-10-08 22:34 +1100
              Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-08 21:13 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-10-08 17:01 -0300
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 04:55 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-10-08 21:59 -0400
                Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 10:20 +0800
                Re: Super Intelligence Bob <usenet@bananacorp.nl.invalid> - 2026-10-25 15:19 +0000
            Re: Super Intelligence Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2026-10-08 14:12 -0400
              Re: Super Intelligence Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-09 04:57 +0800
            Re: Super Intelligence Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2026-10-08 18:10 -0400
              Re: Super Intelligence The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-10-08 20:32 -0700

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