On 8/14/2011 11:54 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 5:48 AM, meekerdb<meeke...@verizon.net> wrote:
The replacement part could have a separate consciousness associated with
it but it must still leave the consciousness of the brain unchanged if it
replicates the I/O behaviour at the interface.
I agree if it replicates the I/O for all possible histories. But imagine
that the AI part is thinking about the Riemann conjecture for many years and
never communicates anything about it to the bio part; except finally it
discovers a proof and communicates it. Did the person suddenly expand his
consciousness? Is this just an instance of the Poincare effect?
This example is not specific to brain replacement with artificial
parts. It could be that a biological brain contains intelligent
subsystems that don't communicate with the person they are
implementing.
In my hypothetical example the subsystem does communicate - when it has
something to say. The question is whether it contributing to
consciousness all along? This not really very hypothetical since we are
all familiar with the Poincare effect and in general have thoughts pop
into consciousness without any conscious predecessors.
BRent
Maybe individual neurons wonder at the greater
significance of their toil and worry about whether they will get the
neurotransmitter loaded up and ready in time for the when the next
action potential hits them. Maybe my liver has gained sentience and is
even now attempting to communicate with me via Morse code by
modulating bile output.
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