Debate Today: Can Machines Think?

Thursday, November 10th

Topic: “Will Computers Ever be Alive or Intelligent?”

Dr. Noam Cook, “No.”

Dr. Rudy Rucker, “Yes.”

4:30pm – 6:00pm

Martin Luther King Library, Room 225B

(On the San Jose State University campus at 4th St. & San Fernando St., San Jose, California.)

B there or B square.

Slightly nervous about this. I have to speak first, which is never an advantage. Will try and podcast it.

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3 Responses to “Debate Today: Can Machines Think?”

leptonic mass Says:
November 24th, 2005 at 12:12 am
Yes! Where is the podcast? That would be lovely.
Janice G. Says:
July 28th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
“Will try and podcast it”

Is there a link to the podcast? Thanks!
Rudy Says:
July 29th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Janice, I don’t think I managed to tape this debate. But I did tape and podcast a lecture on the topic of machine consciousness around the same time. See my lecture “Philosophy and Computers 7” at this page of my Gigadial station.