Intelligence, Intentionality And Self Awareness

50 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Intelligence, Intentionality and Self Awareness by Dr T. Farrimond, University of Waikato, New Zealand This paper deals with some of the problems in ascribing intelligence to computers. It is suggested that machines which only process the symbols of language are not intelligent even though they may produce an output similar to that from an intelligent human. It is maintained that self awareness in humans, coupled with the ability to interact directly with the environment by means of the senses, is central to intelligent functioning, which includes the development of a social/ecological conscience. In his article "Artificial Intelligence", M. Seymourl provides an interesting and infor- mative account of some of the problems met by computer designers in attempting to pro- duce machines that exhibit artificial intelli- gence. The article discusses arguments for and against what constitutes artificial intelli- gence including the existence or otherwise of inten...