Why “sense” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
The PDP-4 isn't binary compatible with the PDP-1. There is compatibility within the 4/7/9/15 line. So the PDP-1 stands out, and in that sense the lineage isn't di…
by larsbrinkhoff · Oct 31, 2026
Why do you people love over-engineering and bad architectures so much? Do you have any sense of engineering beauty? Modern CPUs already run every application in an isolated sand…
by codedokode · Oct 31, 2026
The ancestor is not Braitenberg. It's Grey Walter's turtles. In 1948, W. Grey Walter built two simple robots that could sense light and touch.[1] Much complex behavior emerged.…
by Animats · Oct 31, 2026
I think somehting a lot of the top comments seem to miss is, ok sure there are risks, but the existing system isn't working, so why not? Like the regular politicians (in Serbia…
by Trannosaur · Oct 31, 2026
Maybe! I expect a lot of animals construct narratives to make sense out of the world around them.
by phyzome · Oct 31, 2026
I personally don't think it's an intrinsic property of all matter, but an emergent one with interaction specifically. Systems have intelligence, not particles, and to be a syste…
by kylecazar · Oct 31, 2026
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