Reasoning

Not many realise this but there is no universal reasoning, as all reasoning is contingent upon definition.g1Very fascinating developments. I do have an objection to the philosophical interpretation often being overlayed here. "Knowledge", "reasoning", "understanding" are all terms that are ambiguous; on the one hand they may be used as a mere useful metaphor to express the idea that an unconscious complicated set of complex physical causes create a product which to a conscious mind replicates an element of consciousness or understanding. So used it is fine. But many people will not realise that this is a metaphor, or those who use these terms may intentionally mean to communicate that there is true consciousness and mind-understanding at work here. That conclusion though remains unwarranted from the products produced by AI. The ability of your calculator to reliably reproduce the complex patterns and  truths of mathematics does not require any actual understanding on it's part. So also, reproducing  through pattern forming selection algorithms, the connections that underpin  certain geometric truths doesn't require actual reasoning of the sort that a conscious entity engages in. I think we should avoid such terms where possible.
-- @roscaris6541 2 days ago | BBC News, youtube.comAI: Google Deepmind makes breakthrough in difficult artificial intelligence test | BBC NewsA weak piece typically speculates on what happens next but seldom provides the reason an analyst believes the speculation is correct. The most underused word in CIA DI analysis is “because.” Every “may” and “likely to” and “could” requires a “because” statement or its equivalent—the reason we believe what we believe. Absent the “because,” or its equivalent, that article is just another opinion in a town full of opinions.Martin Petersen, posted 29 Mar 2011
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* Reason; Rationality; Logic
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