Can artificial intelligence ever really be intelligent? A conversation with Dr. J. T. Bridges.

The topic of artificial intelligence has become a critical one lately. There is a ton of chatter about AI right now; it has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. Unfortunately, in the midst of all this noise, I think the most important and profound question about AI is getting very little attention. That question is this: Is it possible for AI to become truly intelligent? This is the question we are asking today on Think for Christ. Now, it’s not as if this that this question isn’t being asked at all. It’s just not being asked seriously enough, and it’s not being asked to right people. Popular culture is looking to technology moguls, computer engineers, and cognitive scientists for the answer. But I submit that the question of whether an AI can ever truly be intelligent is not one that can be answered by scientists because it is not a scientific question. Before we can ever know whether AI is or can be intelligent like a human being, we first have to know the nature of human intelligence; but, of course, to ask about the nature of intelligence is ask a philosophical question, not a scientific one. Which is why I’ve invited philosopher Dr. J. T. Bridges to join me on this episode of Think for Christ to help us think through this critical philosophical question. You can find Dr. Bridges' YouTube channel, A Considerate Life, here: https://www.youtube.com/@jtbridges/videos