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A comment on “Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of Weizenbaum’s warnings. Parent comment

Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by hexciple on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:03PM (#34548444)
Why, though? Wouldn't the logical next step of "we don't understand what human consciousness is" be that we can't determine if it's happened in another being, rather than it's not possible for it to have happened there?
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Re:“Computers enable fantasies” – the continued relevance of... by burnished on Friday January 27, 2023 @04:18PM (#34551998)
You agree with them. 'You cant say it has risen' is equivalent to 'we cant determine if' for purposes of this discussion.
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