Originally shared by Corina Marinescu The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. This model was proposed by Howard Gardner in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In the heyday of the psychometric and behaviorist eras, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was inherited; and that human beings – initially a blank slate – could be trained to learn anything, provided that it was presented in an appropriate way. Nowadays an increasing number of researchers believe precisely the opposite; that there exists a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of each other; that each intelligence has its own strengths and constraints; that the mind is far from unencumbered at birth; and that it is unexpectedly difficult to teach things that go against early ‘naiv...
Haven't read the article yet. But if it didn't have any life yet, then yes.
ReplyDeleteIf it has life, we should form hybrids and build upon their own evolution.... You know like how the greys have with us :)
An AI would only be able to recognise life as we know it, because that's what we'd program it to... I program for a living... and know what fuck-ups people do when coding complex stuff...
ReplyDeleteWe'd risk seeding life-bearing planets with microbes that would destroy them...
There was an episode of Star Trek Voyager about good intentions turning to disaster because not everything was considered:
memory-alpha.wikia.com - Friendship One (episode)