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Re:Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient by kadoban on Sunday June 12, 2022 @10:02PM (#31720182)
> Just think hard until you can move objects with your mind. If you still can't, think harder.

That only works if "move objects with your mind" is possible to do. "It's not possible to make a model of a human" is a possible objection to the argument, but it raises the question: "why not?". There seems to be no blocker beyond cost and lack of research.

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Re:Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient by copperx on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:45PM (#31733900)
That there is no blocker doesn't mean there is isn't one.

I am as optimistic as they come, but let's look at much smaller problem: modeling an arbitrary analog circuit with DSP. The Nyquist theorem implies it's impossible to model such a circuit perfectly. Is there hope for perfectly modeling a physical brain with an electrical computer?

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