• roastpotatothief@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    Yes. And how consciousness is distinct from intelligence. You can test if someone is intelligent, but can never know if something is conscious.

    I guess the signs of consciousness could be

    • playing games. Bees play games.
    • curiosity about things that aren’t important to any practical task
    • making art
    • signs of boredom or depression or joy. Goats mourn their dead.

    But it must be easy to make an intelligent machine that convincingly mimics consciousness.