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Re:Can The Human Brain Project be saved, and should it be? by orblivion on Monday February 16, 2015 @03:36PM (#9058844)
Assuming it is, in fact, actually experiencing life, and not just appearing to be.

But if it is, imagine what happens when, in 50 years, it becomes cheap to reproduce. Any bozo can get a copy of it. The potential for mistreatment is beyond anything seen yet on Earth, as bad as that's been so far. Check out the Christmas special of Black Mirror, for just one example.

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Re:Can The Human Brain Project be saved, and should it be? by Udik on Monday February 16, 2015 @05:23PM (#9059428)
One point for citing Black Mirror's Christmas special. It gave me nightmares, literally.
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Re:Can The Human Brain Project be saved, and should it be? by SapphireSun on Monday February 16, 2015 @07:06PM (#9059864)
I think that's already happened. Ever met an infant? ;)
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