How intelligent can a computer be?

We must determine “intelligence”. Before. We start to think about that. Somewhere. Intelligence is determined. As the ability to make a decision. By connecting data. That comes from sensors to memories. Then the memory block is connected to some action. Activates the action. That is connected to the memory block. The memory interconnects senses and actions. This is one way to think about intelligence. The next question is this: can a computer be intelligent? Even if that system doesn’t have deep knowledge? And then again. How to determine deep knowledge? 

Deep knowledge or deep learning can be determined. As a series of thoughts, we try to find something deeper in things like chess. Chess can have a role: As a test. That measures strategic thinking or tactical skills. But do those things have something to do with chess itself? When we play chess, we must not think about those things. We must just. Follow the rules. Rules make things acceptable or unacceptable. But then we can say that chess is not the only thing that measures intelligence or strategic abilities. Even the best chess player doesn’t always know how to make chess programs. And even the best programmers might not be good chess players. They might have no chance to practice.

Or maybe. They like to play.

Some other computer games. Intelligence doesn’t mean that the system or actor knows everything. If. We say: the information only. That means intelligence; then a dictionary book is intelligent. Being intelligent means. The ability to apply information to other things and situations. Consciousness means that the creature knows itself. But then, how does a creature show its environment? Is it conscious? Many times, people say that consciousness. Means that the actor. Like an organism defends itself. But then. Things like bacteria also. Defend themselves.  How high a level of consciousness? Do bacteria have? 

When we try to find deep knowledge. Or on some deeper level in some actions. We must ask, does the action have those deeper levels? Or does the action even include some deeper levels that mean something? That means deep knowledge is a chain of thoughts; the thinker can ask. Why does something have some shape? Why do traffic signs have certain shapes? Or colors. But those things. Have no connection with driving. While we drive, we must know how to react to those signs. 

Or, deep thinking?  Do we need deep thinking all the time? The idea is that we can drive cars without knowing anything about things. That happens in the engine. This means we can drive a car by just pressing the pedals and turning the wheels. And then we must follow the rules. We must know traffic signs. Or, rather, we must know how to react to traffic signs. We must not know why the traffic sign is at a certain point. We must know its name. We must know how to react. Do we face situations? We must think. About. The backgrounds of the things that we make. We do many things without even thinking about why we make something. 

If we try. To solve a mathematical formula. We must know how to solve that precise formula. But we must not know all mathematical formulas. We must know. The rules. And how to solve that problem by following mathematical formulas. The deep knowledge and deep learning. Means that we try to find something deeper in actions. That will not need, or that will not have any deeper knowledge.  Are there. Any deeper levels in all things that we do? 

When we try to make a robot that plays chess, the robot must only know how to move buttons, how to hit other buttons, that white starts, and then other rules like promotion and checkmate. Those things make the robot win chess by following the rules. And that makes it possible to win chess. The game can be accepted by chess referees only if the robot follows the rules. 

But when we think about that game, we must ask: what type of other deep knowledge? Or deep understanding? Does that game need? What kinds of deep levels can we find in those games? And if the computer wins that game, are we dumber than the computer? That is one thing that we should ask from the mirror. The computer beats us in computer games. But does it know how to make the beef or salad? Maybe we make better food than a computer. 

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