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Re:Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-... by nanocyber on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:18PM (#10119520)
I read the article again. The researchers simply seem to be saying that what seem like complex decisions can be made in simple organisms as long as the ability to increment a "counter" when a certain condition occurs is possible. The slot machine example actually requires a "counter" that can increase and decrease when opposing conditions occur. This seems very obvious...
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Re:Researchers show that an iron bar is capable of decision-... by 78666cdc on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:36PM (#10119601)
It is obvious. We call them machines.
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