[net.ai] Sensitivity Issue and Self-Awareness

GMEREDITH.ES@PARC-MAXC.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (10/12/83)

I can understand the concern of researcher people about censorship.

However, having worked with an agency which spent time extracting
information of a classified nature from unclassified or semi-secure
sources, I have to say that people not trained in such pursuits are
usually very poor judges of the difference between necessary efforts to
curb flow of classified information and "censorship".

I can also guarantee that this country's government is not the alone in
knowing how to misuse the results of research carried out with the most
noble of intents.



Next, to the subject of self-awareness.  The tendency of an individual
to see his/her corporal self as distinct from the *I* experience or to
see others as robots or a kind of illusion is sufficient to win a tag of
'schizophrenic' from any psychiatrist and various other negative
reactions from those involved in other schools of the psychological
community.

Beyond that, the above tendencies make relating to 'real' world
phenomena very difficult.   That semi coming around the curve will
continue to follow through on the illusion of having smashed those just
recently discontinued illusions in the on-coming car.

Guy