How much of what we, as humans, care about is physical? It is a very important question in trying to summon an AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) because if our physical reality turns out to be more important than our thoughts then we might have to redefine AGI. We share so many bodily and physically related experiences at the level of our intuitions. Eating, sex, sleep, sports, laughing are all examples of physical activities that we share across cultures. If our 'robot friends' won't be able to engage in any of those activities, then 1. how likely are we going to be to connect with them in any meaningful way? 2. how close to us are they going to be in terms of emulating an actual individual? put differently, how closely is an API (Artificial Personalized Intelligence) going to track an actual person's character? Solutions to the problem of a physical reality: 1. put AGI/API inside a mechanical robot, which can interact with the physical world. 2. Creat...
