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		DennisP on May 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can AI Become Conscious? They're saying that simulating a brain won't create consciousness in the same way that simulating a battery won't power your cell phone.

drclau on May 12, 2020 | [–]

But a simulated battery can supposedly power a simulated phone, right?

mcguire on May 12, 2020 | | [–]

And simulated consciousness is just consciousness?

(Don't look at me. Everything here is pure finite state. I'm barely a Mealy machine.)

gilbetron on May 12, 2020 | [–]

A good analogy!

Another one I saw was it's like simulating an antenna.

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