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Do computers have consciousness?
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RE: Do computers have consciousness?
December 23, 2013 at 4:24 pm
How would you know if a computer is conscious?

It would pretty much boil down to asking a Turing-capable computer if it was conscious and have it answer in the affirmative. It would be assumed the way I assume other humans are as conscious as I am.
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Do computers have consciousness? - by The Reality Salesman - December 23, 2013 at 1:15 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 23, 2013 at 1:24 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Neo-Scholastic - December 23, 2013 at 3:06 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Anomalocaris - December 23, 2013 at 4:13 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by downbeatplumb - December 23, 2013 at 1:37 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 1:40 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 23, 2013 at 1:50 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 23, 2013 at 2:20 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 23, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 23, 2013 at 2:37 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Whateverist - December 23, 2013 at 8:16 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Ksa - December 23, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Ryantology - December 23, 2013 at 4:24 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by bennyboy - December 24, 2013 at 8:00 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Rayaan - December 23, 2013 at 4:48 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Ryantology - December 23, 2013 at 5:29 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Rayaan - December 23, 2013 at 6:12 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by LostLocke - December 23, 2013 at 5:04 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 5:05 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Angrboda - December 23, 2013 at 5:11 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Minimalist - December 23, 2013 at 5:19 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by pocaracas - December 23, 2013 at 5:53 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Chas - December 23, 2013 at 8:31 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Chas - December 23, 2013 at 9:05 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Chas - December 23, 2013 at 9:22 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Crulax - December 23, 2013 at 10:29 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Angrboda - December 23, 2013 at 11:03 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by MindForgedManacle - December 23, 2013 at 11:30 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Angrboda - December 24, 2013 at 12:11 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by MindForgedManacle - December 24, 2013 at 12:50 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Angrboda - December 24, 2013 at 2:43 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Crulax - December 24, 2013 at 12:15 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Whateverist - December 24, 2013 at 1:12 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Ryantology - December 24, 2013 at 3:39 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Chas - December 24, 2013 at 12:02 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Tonus - December 24, 2013 at 11:38 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by The Reality Salesman - December 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Whateverist - December 23, 2013 at 10:46 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Crulax - December 23, 2013 at 11:15 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by là bạn điên - December 23, 2013 at 11:10 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Zen Badger - December 24, 2013 at 9:25 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by là bạn điên - December 24, 2013 at 11:09 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Zen Badger - December 24, 2013 at 9:37 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 24, 2013 at 9:58 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Zen Badger - December 24, 2013 at 10:20 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Ryantology - December 24, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Zen Badger - December 24, 2013 at 10:28 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by KichigaiNeko - December 24, 2013 at 10:02 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Napoléon - December 24, 2013 at 10:03 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by MindForgedManacle - December 24, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Angrboda - December 24, 2013 at 11:47 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Zen Badger - December 25, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Whateverist - December 25, 2013 at 3:14 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by bennyboy - December 25, 2013 at 8:30 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by anonymous108 - January 24, 2014 at 10:55 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Alex K - January 24, 2014 at 11:15 am
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by anonymous108 - January 24, 2014 at 4:34 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Odysseus - January 24, 2014 at 2:59 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by truthBtold - January 24, 2014 at 3:05 pm
RE: Do computers have consciousness? - by Mudhammam - January 24, 2014 at 5:29 pm

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