News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles. Parent comment

Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by jimktrains2 on Monday November 21, 2016 @03:17PM (#13008770)
On what basis? If there was an "aware" AI program, it would be just as "aware" in a silicon computer as it would be in a marble computer (albeit much more slow).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by ChuckMcM on Monday November 21, 2016 @03:21PM (#13008808)
Probably on the same basis that your blood cells, skin cells, etc aren't sentient. So the cardboard and marbles would not be sentient, but the system might be. Its the difference between an intrinsic property of the system and an emergent one.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by te_platt on Monday November 21, 2016 @04:30PM (#13009388)
Hmmm... When I posted this the only other comment was "yes". I thought we could just vote this out to determine what the "correct" answer should be.
[ Parent | on HN ]