On: "Are We Automata?" by William James (1879)

[spookybones]

You’re talking about metaphysics. Epistemology will be one of the most important issues with AI. And let’s not ignore ethics. You seem to speak as someone who hasn’t read any philosophy. Einstein, Bohr, Oppenheimer, and plenty of other physicists would disagree with your sentiment.

[chr1 → spookybones]

I am saying that so far progress in metaphysics came not from philosophers but from physicists, who actually do experiments or math calculations.

Similarly progress in understanding AI will come from people who actually build and experiment with AI, or with brains.

As for ethics, i don't see how is it relevant.