Re:Electrons May Well Be Conscious
by perl4ever on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:26PM
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People keep saying "consciousness" but it sounds like the topic is more specifically identity.
I have a brain, you have a brain, billions of others do, it seems like there is a reasonable amount of symmetry, but "I" look out of my eyes and not anyone else's. Replacing you with an AI is much more feasible from my perspective than replacing me with a program.
Re:Electrons May Well Be Conscious
by gpderetta on Monday May 18, 2020 @09:04AM
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Yes! I completely subscribe on the idea that consciousness is an emergent property, but I can't begin to see how the asymmetry of me vs anyone else is reducible.
I have a brain, you have a brain, billions of others do, it seems like there is a reasonable amount of symmetry, but "I" look out of my eyes and not anyone else's. Replacing you with an AI is much more feasible from my perspective than replacing me with a program.