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Re: Objects
''At this point, we would have to parse out what consciousness is, how it differs from computing, and what does or does not constitute a ''decision.'' '' That's the only relevant topic in this entire discussion. I feel like the discussion has been mostly ''Well, computers CAN do that and this and that.'' ''Well, they can't be CONSCIOUS, ...
Posted to Life and Art by Careyagimon on May 29, 2009
Re: No, no, Worry about Gray goo instead
Again, I don't see how your form of perception is any truer than a computer's. Past the eyes, vision is an entirely digital signal. Humans just have a more sophisticated functional relationship with their sensory input. We currently have a better capacity for making internal representations of external phenomena. Those perceptions are not real ...
Posted to Life and Art by Careyagimon on May 24, 2009