It's a mathematical operation, actually a pure logic game. — Agent Smith
But how would you program that thought, a clear and sound mental happening, on a computer? — EugeneW
What's individuation? Do any AI researchers use this concept to prove that their work towards creating General AI is misguided, finished before it even begins? — Agent Smith
No let's not start over: what question am I evading? — Daemon
What's individuation? Do any AI researchers use this concept to prove that their work towards creating General AI is misguided, finished before it even begins? — Agent Smith
The question should've made sense. — Agent Smith
People like this also overestimate the significance of the Turing Test. Passing the test doesn't confer personhood. — Daemon
Agreed, but a program that can pass the Turing Test and is begging not to be deactivated because it's conscious should certainly give people food for thought. — RogueAI
Consciousness happens in the whole organism. — EugeneW
So if you did make a mechanical functional equivalent to a working brain, you could be making something that could feel pleasure and pain. Would we really want to do that? You could be making a being that felt nothing but agony — Daemon
There are many unconscious bodily processes, does consciousness happen in them? — Daemon
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