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Re:Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all th... by goldenkek on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @03:47AM (#13113142)
You mean like a virus?
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Re:Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all th... by visarga on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @03:52AM (#13113173)
Self replication and self preservation are the essence of life and evolution. There is no primary purpose to a biological system other than self preservation and replication.
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Re:Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all th... by goldenkek on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @03:57AM (#13113198)
Dont forget that a computer program exists in the physical world. It is not unlikely for AI that understands self, to also want to preserve self.
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