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I have a hypothesis on how computers could gain sentience

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I have a hypothesis on how computers could gain sentience
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RE: I have a hypothesis on how computers could gain sentience
March 19, 2017 at 4:48 pm
(March 19, 2017 at 4:25 pm)Mr Greene Wrote:
(March 19, 2017 at 6:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I'm neither a computer guy or a neuroscientist, but I tend to agree with the contention that once a machine 'brain' achieves the same number of synapses - for want of a better word - as a human brain, self-awareness is all but inevitable.  Since the number of synapses in a typical human brain might be as high as 1000 trillion, I don't think we have to worry about a Skynet scenario any time soon.

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RE: I have a hypothesis on how computers could gain sentience - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 19, 2017 at 4:48 pm

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