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From: kmont@hpindda.HP.COM (Kevin Montgomery)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Intelligence / Consciousness Test for Machines (Neural-Nets)???
Message-ID: <3430001@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Oct 88 19:17:30 GMT
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/ hpindda:comp.ai / shani@TAURUS.BITNET /  5:54 am  Oct  9, 1988 /
In article <1141@usfvax2.EDU>, mician@usfvax2.BITNET writes:
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> When can a machine be considered a conscious entity?
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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.
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