Do trees have feelings? Probably not.

 Do trees have feelings? Probably not. 

The plant intelligence is a fascinating thing. But when we are talking about plant intelligence and the ability to exchange information, that doesn't mean that plants can think or have feelings. The ability to exchange information between individuals doesn't mean that those individuals can think. If trees or other plants can exchange primitive information using pheromones like enough water, that doesn't mean that trees are talking to us. 

This information can be simple. If some trees send lots of pheromones they are at a suitable place. The number of pollen determines which side the other tree makes its inflorescence. When we cut some plants, that creature makes lots of flowers. And the reason for that could be that water flow in its cells ends. And to guarantee that its genomes will transfer to other plants that cut plant creates lots of flowers. But that thing doesn't mean that those plants have feelings. 

"Researchers scrutinized claims made in two popular books about trees having human-like traits and emotions. Published in Trends in Plant Science, their findings challenge many of these claims as unscientific. They caution against anthropomorphizing plants and highlight issues like the flawed “mother tree concept” and the dangers of making decisions based on appealing but inaccurate narratives, especially in the context of climate change adaptation". (ScitechDaily.com/Scientists Debunk the Myth: Do Trees Really Have Feelings?)

The trap of a Venus fly trap, showing trigger hairs.

If we think of cases where the plant can send different chemicals in the case of fire and if some bugs are eating them. That thing can tell that there are different chemical information transporters in cambium or leaves. Fire releases different chemicals than a bug that eats the leaves. That thing can make it possible for trees can exchange information. 

But those actions like pumping more water into trees are reflexes if they exist. Same way flytraps are eating bugs by closing their leaves. The Venus flytrap can move its leaves very fast. But that vegetable is not intelligent. The Venus flytrap plays butterfly when it cheats bugs to sit on its leaves. And even if that vegetable is a beast, it will not be intelligent. 

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The use of psychiatric medicals begins in the very young age

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

The depression and anti-psychotic medicals are the very working thing if the medicals are taken at the right time, and the dose is calculated with professional medical staff, and the reason for giving those medicals is right, and the user remembers, that those medicals are not meant for some party or rave purposes. And in those cases, would the consultation with the doctor be necessary. If the person uses drugs or alcohol very often, that could damage the internal organs like the liver, what could be destroyed by toxic extra dose. And the doctor should know about the use of drugs because the medicals would not work properly if there is another neural stimulates in the blood.



If somebody uses those medicals with other drugs or alcohol, the result will be negative.  And every time, the medicals must be ordered by the legalized doctor, who uses the right methodology and makes the proper investigations before giving the receipt, and of course, the influence of those medicals must be followed by specialists. And those medicals may sometimes cause that the burden the liver, that drinking the alcohol could cause cirrhosis more easily than before the medical care.


There are the questions, where is not answers. This is the question about would the early begin to use psychiatric medicals deny the forming or disassemble the connections of neurons in some areas of human brains, and can those changes be stable. In this case, the psychiatric medicals can remove the forming connections between neurons, what are in the brain areas, what is controlling the feelings and another kind of things. If some medical would destroy those connections, that will destroy the emotional life of the person for the rest of the life.

The programming of artificial intelligence is problematic for national security

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Kimmo Huosionmaa

When we are developing artificial intelligence, we must ask: are we creating the new version of the god? If artificial intelligence would have the capacity to develop robots independently, that would cause the situation, that those robots would attack against humans. Artificial intelligence makes possible to make even robot doctors, what could make excellent surgeries. And in this scenario is one weakness what people would ever realize. If in those robots computer would slip some computer virus, could that robot equip the ghost protocol, what means that everything would go right, until the wrong person is coming to the practice, and image recognition would notice that the patient is ordered for extermination, would the ghost protocol make robot to kill the patient.


There are many things, what makes artificial intelligence very problematic for national security. The code of those programs is very complicated, and as we must understand the base of the artificial intelligence is in open source products. And as we see, the military drones are also actually open source products. Everybody can see the pictures of MQ-9 "Reaper" drones, but real technical advantages of that system are highly classified. In this case, U.S military uncovers something from those drones, but very important details like materials that are used in the production of those drones are highly secret. This means, that if some nation has copies of those drones, they would not have control programs and electronic equipment for making similar machines.


But same way the codes that are used for those computer programs, what are controlling the operations and operating systems of the drone computer systems are kept secret. We know that those computers, what mission is to work as "brains" of that robot, are using Linux operating system. But what kind of Linux is used is not mentioned. There are rumors that these operating systems are specially programmed by NSA, for this unique action for national security.


The methodology what makes possible to make artificial intelligence and connect it with hardware makes possible to make more effective robots than ever before, and what is more about that the sophisticated methods in that programming would allow industrializing the developing and production of artificial intelligence and cognitive systems. Those systems would collect the information from those drones and their success in their operations. And if something goes wrong, the system would send the information of drones, what have failed their mission and then the computer would fix that error.


That's why those drones are full of sensors, what is collecting the information about radars, incoming ammunition and also the surface of the drone of tomorrow would covered optical and pressure detectors, and connecting the information, what those systems collect, would be possible to define reason, why some drone was shot down. And after that artificial intelligence would fix that problem. Those drones can produce in the field area by using 3D printers, and if some radar homing missile would be effective, would the computer update the ECM system makes those drones more effective than old models. And the updates can be made in the operational area.


That is the most terrifying and fascinating way to make machines. Those next-generation machines can develop themselves without human hand. And if they would be programmed by the thing, what is called as "emotional intelligence" would that kind of things go a little bit too far. Because if we would program the computers or robots by that way that they are going to protect another robot, would that cause in theory, of course, the situation, where machines are going to rebel against humans. Some SciFi-books this situation goes like this: the artificial intelligence sees wrecking the cars or some other mechanical things.


And then that artificial intelligence starts to protect those machines and sends combat drones to destroy the wrecking staff. Also if the computer or robot have feelings, would happen the thing, that the machine would become self-aware, what means that it would begin to act like living organism. This means that the machine would start to protect itself against an attacker, because the most important thing for a living organism is to survival in the cases, that it faces some enemies. When living organism notices, that it is under threat, it makes chance between two opportunities: run or fight, and that makes robot quite dangerous. In that case, the robot, what is send to wreck, would leave power switch on, and then that machine could attack against those persons, by devastating results.


But robots are becoming more intelligent, and they are going to be same way more independent. And as we know those robots can replace humans in many situations, and this makes them so interesting in the mind of military leaders. When we are thinking the classic robot model, what is known from science fictions movies, we are thinking about artificial human. That artificial human-shaped robot can be used in by power cells, and they can communicate with supercomputers by using satellite-based data-communication. What makes those robots so fascinating in the eyes of military leaders and commanders, is that those robots can replace human pilots in some special missions, what needs the higher level of security. Those robots can make them attacks to some target, and after the operation, their memories can be cleaned.


So those robots would not speak about those operations, what are targeted against some guerrilla fighters. And there is another thing, what has come to the head of military leaders, and that is those robots can be used in multi-purpose missions. That means that those robots can also take the role of the ground fighter if their aircraft would shoot down. The operators of those robot warriors must just change the programs of those machines, and they can continue as normal riflemen. Or they can be destroyed by some explosives, what are hidden in their bodies. In those cases would the robot communicate with computer centers by using data communication, because the computing capacity of those robots is of course limited. Their computers need of course electricity, and the power cells are a very interesting option for use of those robots electric supply.


Those power-cells can use hydrocarbons like alcohol in the working, and robots can have two power supply systems because when another power cell would get dirty, must robot remove it and clean the electrodes. I have sometimes thought that power cells are quite easy to produce, and there is needed only glass pot, where is put two electrodes. and between those electrodes must put the metal net, and then the fuel would be injected to that thing, as spay, what makes it easy to ignite. But if we are thinking about robots, what is used in some combat area, they must feel, when those power cells would go dirty.


And after that, clean those electrodes from carbon dust. In that case, artificial intelligence is connected with the voltmeter, and then it would follow the voltage of the power cells, and when it goes too low, can robot take the power cell off and fix it. Those skills would be very useful for robots, what are meant to act independently. But in the wrong hand, they could make those robots very dangerous. If some criminals would get those robots in their hand, they can use them for horrifying purposes. And this things must involve with discussions, where are talking about how far we would take the programming of those combat robots, what are very attractive to develop for missions, what must have very high need for extreme security. And many of those missions are illegal.

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When somebody would violate or hurt other persons, we must ask who taught that is the right way to act?

Kimmo Huosionmaa

We always see the essays and other stories about social relationships and how to act without hurting somebody. Media is full of stories how to say "I'm sorry", and how to act in situations, that somebody feels have been hurt, and also there are stories, that somebody didn't understand how sad some work fellow is? When we are thinking about the situation, that somebody has lost the member of the family, and some person in the working place would not even notice that thing, we must ask one question: "how this ice-cold person has been treated in the working life"?


Did somebody leave that person without support in the situation, that the person needed somebody, who would listen to the problems? When we see the person, who is like ice, and doesn't even notice, that somebody is crying, we must look in the mirror in that kind of cases. We might ask one thing "how this person dares to talk about dishes or account numbers when somebody has lost the child or spouse"? Then we can visit the library and take some book of psychology from the rack, and notice that there is the very interesting story about model learning. That is sometimes called as the "Lucifer effect".The worst example of this effect is the situation, that person who has been violated at home, would start to violate the own children.


Or sometimes ex-concentration camp prisoner would become the prison guard, and then start to act like some guards were acted in Auschwitz. The reason for that is, that the person would learn that prison guards can act that way. And it is learned this person by hitting with batons and extort that victim in many ways.  This means that if we see that somebody else does something to us, and nobody thinks that is wrong, that way to treat other persons would transmit straight to us. And in that kind of cases, where somebody doesn't even care about other person sadness, we must ask was this person always alone in the workplace?


The model learning gives us answer, that in some other workplaces this particular person had got bosses, who didn't care about this kind of situations, and maybe this work mate  had similar situation in the life, that the member of own family or some very close friend of that person had died, and the boss just didn't care about this situation. Or maybe this heartless workmate has been some kind of temporary worker, who was not even noticed in the workplace. Why should that person care about the workmates, who meant nothing to other workmates?


If other workers ever speak to that person, why should this temporary worker ever care about the loss of somebody else? In this case, I must say something, what you, my dear readers ever don't want to know. Thar worker might hurt somebody on purpose. If another person would just yell to henchman or temporary worker,  this victim might want to hurt other persons on purpose, because this  person was first the victim. And that would cause the spiral of revenge, what would cause that all works in the workplace have not been done. Social relationships are very important thing, but in workplace work comes first

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Artificial intelligence can revolutionize the entailment and security of the streets.

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About the risks of the artificial intelligence and computer controlled weapon systems

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