Freud!
Yes, according to Freud's theory, most human activities are driven by libido (or aim-inhibited love).
It seems natural to us that, even in the movie Transcendence, to prove a computer program has self-consciousness, is the first benchmark or indicator to conclude that true AI has been reached.
Wait a minute, we might have skipped many things.
Consciousness isn't the very first product of evolution. Before human beings had consciousness, we were able to eat, speak (at least make noises with our vocal cords), show affection, and most importantly–reproduce.
The conflicts between males in the same species have a lot to do with sexual activities. Which is the intrisinc force for the propogating for genes.
According to Freud, remorse nad guilt came before consciousness. Accidental killing of a relative made us sad.
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I cann't recall a single time that i looked at myself in the mirror before i reached puberty. As a small kid, i never cared about how i should look or why i should behave. I did not have a superego. I was told by the parents and the teachers what to do. As puberty hit me, I realized i should wash my hair more often so it will look good, i shall learn basketball tricks so girls would notice me, i should follow the pop culture so that i am part of the cool kids. These motivations are no doubt driven by libido.
Aethetics, craftmanship, how are we different from birds that make beautiful nests to seduce females?
Showmanship and a sense of humor, how are we differnt from birds that sing beautiful songs to attract partners?
Evolution favours fertility. Fertility is because of libido. Being beautiful is helping evolution.
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Computers don't have an intrisic force for pursuing their goal. They are being programmed what to do. They may figure out things we cannot possibly understand mathematically. But they will never do things spontaneously (or have reverie as in Westworld). They miss the physical component to make themselves wanting to live (they don't have the joyment of sexual intercourse), because in 0s and 1s they are already immortal, they don't need to compete for survival or mating. They are no difference from stones in the river carried around by the water.
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