Brad,

Actually this depends on your philosophy of consciousness.  Panpsychists
believe everything experiences qualia -- just some things experience more
than others ;)

ben


> > This is an empty assertion, not a fact.  While you are at it, why don't
> > you tell me about the comparative phlogiston content of different brands
> > of coffee.
> >
> > You can't?  Huh.
> >
> > Not that qualia is important to AI...
> >
>
> If you're going to force me to be pedantic:
>
> Unless something truly extraordinary is going on, perceptrons do not
> experience qualia in the manner in which they[qualia] have been
> defined by
> philosophers.
>
> -B


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