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1. hosel · 1789570365 · focus · HN ↗

   >AIs are not conscious. They do not feel, experience, or suffer. They do not have innate preferences or underlying motivations.

   Opening paragraph, stated without evidence. Im not entirely convinced this is true. It likely is, but at some point it very well might stop being true.

   1. irishcoffee · 1789570539 · focus · HN ↗

      Does a vacuum have feelings? A cellphone? A paper plate? A billion transistors either pulled high or low? That last bit is the point, and no, there are no feelings there.

      1. fl4regun · 1789571161 · focus · HN ↗

         does a hydrocarbon have feelings? what about a mitochondria? a cell? a neuron? what about a collection of neurons? how many neurons before it has "feelings"?

         1. irishcoffee · 1789597103 · focus · HN ↗

            “No” is the answer you’re asking a question about. Where was this going?

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