Re:Ask HN: What would it take for an AI to convince us it is...
by dusted on Saturday February 18, 2023 @06:51AM
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> We can prove many of them don't have consciences.
Some recovered coma-patients would like a word with you.
Proving the absence of something like that is going to be pretty difficult (teapot, god) because what we're capable of is usually proving the existence of something.
Re:Ask HN: What would it take for an AI to convince us it is...
by vcxy on Saturday February 18, 2023 @09:55AM
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I think drewcoo's point was that "having a conscience" and "having consciousness" are not the same thing. They were pointing out that the wrong word was used with a joke.
Some recovered coma-patients would like a word with you.
Proving the absence of something like that is going to be pretty difficult (teapot, god) because what we're capable of is usually proving the existence of something.