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To: yendu bwam

I am curious, when and how do you believe that consciousness will arise in machines?

How are we defining consciousness for the sake of this discussion?

514 posted on 06/03/2002 10:49:34 AM PDT by tortoise

To: tortoise

You know more about this field than I. Pick a definition that you feel is reasonable.

515 posted on 06/03/2002 10:55:07 AM PDT by yendu bwam

To: tortoise

Would also be interested in how you might define 'free will.'

517 posted on 06/03/2002 11:16:50 AM PDT by yendu bwam

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