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AI lacks 'durée,' the embodied continuity of human experience, data cannot capture it.

Alastair Somerville argues that artificial intelligence lacks "durée," the embodied continuity of living and experiencing through time and place. He posits that AI, by its nature of being fractured into digital bits, cannot truly record or possess this human quality. This perspective suggests a fundamental difference between human consciousness and AI capabilities. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the qualitative differences between human experience and AI, suggesting AI may never replicate subjective consciousness.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual discussing the philosophical limitations of AI.

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AI lacks 'durée,' the embodied continuity of human experience, data cannot capture it.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Durée matters The embodied continuity of living and experiencing thru time and places. The long thread of being human. #AI does not have durée and data cannot r

    Durée matters The embodied continuity of living and experiencing thru time and places. The long thread of being human. #AI does not have durée and data cannot record it (as the fracturing into digital bits snaps the thread).

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Durée matters The embodied continuity of living and experiencing thru time and places. The long thread of being human. #AI does not have durée and data cannot r

    Durée matters The embodied continuity of living and experiencing thru time and places. The long thread of being human. #AI does not have durée and data cannot record it (as the fracturing into digital bits snaps the thread).