Week 3 · Day 3 — Nose and Mouth

The machine can mimic taste, but it has no discernment. Discernment requires a body, a cost, and a memory of consequence.

Week 3 · Day 3 — Nose and Mouth

TL;DR

  • We are culturally starved and relying on algorithms for direction.
  • Machines lack discernment because they don't suffer consequences.
  • The 'nose' is for rejecting what is 'off' or unappealing.
  • The 'mouth' is for identifying what is genuinely desired and wanted.
  • Discernment involves both rejection and desire, not just taste.
  • The challenge is to inventory personal inputs and find unique 'training data' not already in machines.