When the 19th century chemist August Kekule cracked the ring structure of the benzene molecule, the answer didn’t come to him in words. His unconscious mind showed him a dream of a snake eating its own tail. As novelist Cormac McCarthy pointed out: If his unconscious already knew the answer, why didn’t it just tell him in plain English? The answer is that the human unconscious is a 2 million year old biological supercomputer, while language is merely a 100,000 year old “app” that recently invaded our brains. Deep, foundational human thought (from solving complex math to making sudden intuitive leaps) happens entirely without words. It relies on an ancient, native operating system built on images, spatial patterns, and physical understanding. Until we figure out how to replicate this silent, non-linguistic engine that actually processes reality and solves problems in the dark, we aren’t building a true mind. We’re just building an advanced simulator of its newest, least essential feature. submitted by /u/Mountain_Finger4856
Originally posted by u/Mountain_Finger4856 on r/ArtificialInteligence
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