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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron L" data-source="post: 7933691" data-attributes="member: 926">Thank you very much!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I had the misfortune of coming across some writings about AI from some hardcore &quot;Singularitarians&quot; right after finding that Wired article (specifically some stuff about Ray Kurzweil) and it triggered my BS overflow gag reflex until I just had to write something about it.&nbsp; I am in no way a mind/body dualist and don't buy into quantum consciousness woo or any kind of spirit or soul, but there is a whole lot more to the mind and consciousness than processing power and it's something that software alone could never be made to emulate.&nbsp;&nbsp; The &quot;hardware&quot; structure of the brain and body as a whole is what makes it possible.For some good reading on the subject, check this out:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Singularity[/URL]And I will make sure to check those books !&nbsp; I've heard of Lem, of course, but never gotten around to reading any of his work.&nbsp; I will definitely work on correcting that mistake! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron L, post: 7933691, member: 926"] Thank you very much! :) I had the misfortune of coming across some writings about AI from some hardcore "Singularitarians" right after finding that Wired article (specifically some stuff about Ray Kurzweil) and it triggered my BS overflow gag reflex until I just had to write something about it. I am in no way a mind/body dualist and don't buy into quantum consciousness woo or any kind of spirit or soul, but there is a whole lot more to the mind and consciousness than processing power and it's something that software alone could never be made to emulate. The "hardware" structure of the brain and body as a whole is what makes it possible. For some good reading on the subject, check this out: [URL unfurl="true"]https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Singularity[/URL] And I will make sure to check those books ! I've heard of Lem, of course, but never gotten around to reading any of his work. I will definitely work on correcting that mistake! :) [/QUOTE]

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