Can artificial intelligences suffer from mental illness?

Michael 345 said:
Sure it can
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iceaura said:
Of course. As with epilepsy and Tourette's and stroke and brain tumors, the social construct establishes the social perception of what's happening, the naming and social role etc. These are brain malfunctions that show up on scans, quite often (and increasingly so as people learn what to look for).
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Thanks, yes i tend to agree with you regarding a human, however the subject in question IS NOT human.
there for what is the social construct to define illness... if you see my point.
purpose is more important than nuance as goals must be attained to complete function.
on the other hand, nuance is more important for human emotional relationships than actual function of tasks being completed.

Humans need no purpose, machines do.
 
RainbowSingularity said:
Thanks, yes i tend to agree with you regarding a human, however the subject in question IS NOT human.
there for what is the social construct to define illness... if you see my point.
purpose is more important than nuance as goals must be attained to complete function.
on the other hand, nuance is more important for human emotional relationships than actual function of tasks being completed.

Humans need no purpose, machines do.
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Disagree

Humans need a purpose .

Ironically , Humans GIVE machines , purpose .
 
How many AI must be created to determine a statistical definition of sanity?

Is programming an AI to behave like a human making it insane to begin with?

An AI would have to be an Alien Intelligence because it would not be human.
 
psikeyhackr said:
How many AI must be created to determine a statistical definition of sanity?

Is programming an AI to behave like a human making it insane to begin with?

An AI would have to be an Alien Intelligence because it would not be human.
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IMO, a better term would be a "pseudo-intelligence" as apart from biological intelligence.
It would be almost impossible to create an AI which is sensitive to "touch" . It would take billions of neural receptors to imitate a full sensory awareness of the environment.

Biological organisms have an;
Autonomic nervous system
The autonomic nervous system (ANS), formerly the vegetative nervous system, is a division of the peripheral nervous system that supplies smooth muscle and glands, and thus influences the function of internal organs.[1]The autonomic nervous system is a control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions such as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal.[2] This system is the primary mechanism in control of the fight-or-flight response.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system

Watch this; https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality
 
Do we have a set definition and understanding of what the human mind really is? If not, can we have a set definition and understanding of what mental illness is, considering it is a disorder of the mind?
 
gmilam said:
Can artificial intelligences suffer?
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I think suffering in humans has a biological component, we feel physical or emotional pain which is experienced through biochemicals in our brain and body and nerve sensations in our body, so I would imagine suffering in machines, if it is possible, would work a lot different because machines do not have biological brains and bodies like we do.
 
mmatt9876 said:
I think suffering in humans has a biological component, we feel physical or emotional pain which is experienced through biochemicals in our brain and body and nerve sensations in our body, so I would imagine suffering in machines, if it is possible, would work a lot different because machines do not have biological brains and bodies like we do.
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I agree, but an AI may well be aware of injury, not because of pain, but by mechanical failure.
We all have anti-virus programs in our computers, which can find viral infections and restore its original programming or even intercept and prevent infection of it's program.
 
Write4U said:
an AI may well be aware of injury, not because of pain, but by mechanical failure
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New terminology required

AI to mechanic - I've slipped a cog

Mechanic to AI - don't panic. I will send round a cogropractor at once. In the mean time no calculating for you

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Michael 345 said:
Spost to be a mechanical chiropractor but my spell check stuffed it up it seems and I didn't check

Cogropractor B-) :)
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I like it and I'm building a new terminology, a cogchondriac AI seeking emotional attention....:confused:
Might need to see a cogchologist.....:?
Problem is would Freudian analysis still apply?
 
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Write4U said:
I like it and I'm building a new terminology, a cogchondriac AI seeking emotional attention....:confused:
Might need to see a cogchologist.....:?
Problem is would Freudian analysis still apply?
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May I suggest
cogchondriac - a better fit would be

hypercogchondriac - all cogs spinning - needs attention

psygogchiatrists - cogs slipping and giving distorted answers

Problem is would Freudian analysis still apply? In other words would a cigar always be a Bill Clinton?

:)
 
Write4U said:
I agree, but an AI may well be aware of injury, not because of pain, but by mechanical failure.
We all have anti-virus programs in our computers, which can find viral infections and restore its original programming or even intercept and prevent infection of it's program.
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If an AI machine had self check systems for damage or viruses then I wonder if input from these systems to the AI when there was a problem could interfere with the AI machine somehow and result in something like annoyance for the AI machine?
 
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