Brent: 2 questions (and pls try to take them seriously):
1. do you have a common-sensibly expressible meaning for 'conscious' - in this respect, of machines (computers being so? (conscious of - is easier, but also not obvious). 2. The BBC article allows 'scans' to inform about 'theoretical' (or whatever is the appropriate word they use) topics. Do they have a price-list: how many mAmps refer to 'delusional aberration' vs. how many to 'inductive prognostication'? I think all they could do is to differentiate between DONE thinking whether it was false or believed as true. This is also more than I like (in the wrong hands). John On 2/20/07, Brent Meeker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6346069.stm > > But is the *computer* conscious of the decision? > > Brent Meeker > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
