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pennomiyesterday at 11:29 PM1 replyview on HN

The problem with adding definitions to words like “thinking” and “free will” is that doing so means humans can no longer pretend they are special.

Even in this thread, the number of people claiming some mystical power separating humans from all the rest of nature is quite noticeable.


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naaskingtoday at 4:43 AM

I get it, but it's not trivial to be precise enough at this point to avoid all false positives and false negatives.