[ransomnote]

To me, they sound too defensive, like Deep Staters yelling "Go back to sleeeeeeeep!"

[NetAddicted]

Yep.

[Olog-hai]

You need a spirit to be conscious.

[broken_clock]

I’ve already seen this movie. It doesn’t end well.

[dadfly]

laughable to a Christian, but the problem is they believe it because of their confirmation bias and spiritual blindness. may God help them come to real knowledge of conscience, conscientiousness, and salvation.

[AndyTheBear]

Being a professor in computer science does not make one an authority on consciousness. Its a Metaphysical issue explored by philosophers who very often disagree.

[BenLurkin]

“Alexa, play Bruno Mars...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3mmF-JGk_o

[SubMareener]

Dial F for Frankenstein was first published in the January 1964 issue of Playboy. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Back when I was reading Playboy for the articles. ;-0

[GraceG]

What happens when AI notices certain trends and data that the current powers that be constantly lie and gaslight to us about?

Maybe this:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-twitter-bot-idUSKCN0WQ2LA

[metmom]

I, Robot.

[ifinnegan]

Robots are Stealing my Luggage

[noiseman]

It is impossible for a machine of any type to become “conscious”, firstly for the already-stated spiritual reasons, but also because computer code is nothing more than a glorified flow chart. Even the introduction of concepts like “fuzzy logic” is really nothing more than introducing randomness masquerading as ambiguity. But when that randomness produces unexpected output that mimics actual thought the materialistic “experts” get all excited.

Their foundational mistake is believing that the brain alone explains human consciousness, and that a sufficiently complex computer can therefore achieve consciousness. It’s all downhill from there. “Believing themselves to be wise, they became fools.”

[alexander_busek]

Reminds me of Isaac Asimov's brilliant short story, "The Last Question."

Begins with, "The Last Question was asked for the first time in..."

And ends with, "Let There Be Light!"

Regards,

[Bubba_Leroy]

I am still waiting for my Mr. Fusion home nuclear reactor and my flying car.

Someday, long after we are all gone, AI technology may advance to the point where a vast computer network could have the same level of consciousness as a cockroach, but I doubt it. AI will get very good at emulating consciousness, but that is vastly different than actual consciousness.

[Texas Eagle]

I hope it doesn’t eat from The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil or we’ll be really scrood.

[RoosterRedux]

Consciousness is one of the last frontiers here on Earth.

Given that humans can't even define it adequately, how can we determine if AI has it (yet)?

As an aside, it is understandable that a robot might be more sentient than the average American Wokester.

[sauropod]

SKYNET is active.

[Dartoid]

So which Michael Bolton song is your favorite

[dartuser]

Is there even a solid definition for “being conscience” that does not involve some esoterics?

[VTenigma]

Skynet is now active.

[Bullish]

That’s absurd. It’s called ‘artificial intelligence’ for a reason.