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Machine as Oracle

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A machine can do more than move.

It can contain knowledge unavailable to its operators.

The mythical Argo gives us an extraordinary example.

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  • Machine as Oracle
    A machine can do more than move.It can contain knowledge unavailable to its operators.The mythical Argo gives us an extraordinary example.
    ↝ echoes → The Antikythera mechanism
    • is_parent Athena + Argus + Dodona → Argo ·
      Argus builds the ship.Athena contributes divine technē.She installs a special beam from the sacred oak of Dodona, a site of divination.The resulting architectur
    • is_parent When the Argo Speaks ·
      In the Argonautica, the Argo itself cries out and urges the heroes to depart.Elsewhere the sacred beam communicates information and guidance.The artifact posses
    • is_parent An Intelligent Artifact?
      The Argo is more than a passive object.It speaks.It advises.It carries privileged information.It is therefore a remarkably early imagination of intelligence emb
      • is_parent But the Argo Does Not Learn 🔒 ·
        The distinction is crucial.The Argo possesses knowledge.But its defining capacities are installed, not acquired through experience.A machine containing knowledg
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