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Nov 17, 2005. Lecture on the second half of Chapter Four of “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul.” Arguing that a computer program can be conscious, and that this will happen within a hundred years. (48.27MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.
The post Podcast #14. Philosophy and Computers 7: Consciousness. (rudyrucker.com/blog/2005/11/17/007-talk-philosophy-and-computers-7-consciousness-nov-17-2005/) first appeared on Rudy's Blog (rudyrucker.com/blog) .
Nov 17, 2005. Lecture on the second half of Chapter Four of “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul.” Arguing that a computer program can be conscious, and that this will happen within a hundred years. (48.27MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.
The post Podcast #14. Philosophy and Computers 7: Consciousness. (rudyrucker.com/blog/2005/11/17/007-talk-philosophy-and-computers-7-consciousness-nov-17-2005/) first appeared on Rudy's Blog (rudyrucker.com/blog) .
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