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From: shani@TAURUS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Intelligence / Consciousness Test for Machines (Neural-Nets)???
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Date: 9 Oct 88 12:54:39 GMT
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In article <1141@usfvax2.EDU>, mician@usfvax2.BITNET writes:
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> When can a machine be considered a conscious entity?
>
Oh no! not that again! ;-)

Okay, I'll make it short and somewhat cyinc this time: The answer is: NEVER!

You see andy, the only reason for you to assume that there is such a thing as
a conscious entity at all, is that otherwise, YOU are not a conscious entity,
and that probebly sounds nonsense to you (Actualy when saying that, I already
take a dangerious step forward, assuming that YOU ARE... the only thing I can
know is that I AM a conscious entity...).

I hope that helps...

O.S.