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1. insin · 1791023739 · focus · HN ↗

   I wrote “I am alive” on a piece of paper, and placed it into a photocopier. What I saw next has shocking implications (science.org)

   1. raldi · 1791024151 · focus · HN ↗

      If you lived in the world of Star Trek, could Data convince you he was conscious? How?

      1. Sharlin · 1791025168 · focus · HN ↗

         Could the ship computer? It converses in natural language but presumably isn’t sapient in the ST universe.

         1. Ekaros · 1791052983 · focus · HN ↗

            Or every single holoprogram that computer runs... Well they seem to be vary lot depending on writing and the hamfisted message the specific episodes want to deliver. Still it is fair comparison...

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