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ericbtoday at 12:49 AM2 repliesview on HN

What if "you" are a pattern of linear algebra at the core?


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gjsman-1000today at 4:44 AM

I do not believe I am a pattern of linear algebra. I believe like the majority of humanity historically that I have a soul, a spiritual and non-physical reality, my personhood comes from my soul, and that as such, AI is fundamentally incapable of consciousness.

I also believe, as a result, it will be great fun watching researchers burn the next 30 years trying to understand what is missing. We’re going to find out very soon if the soul is real, when for all our progress we can’t create one.

Only those completely embedded in materialism need fear a conscious AI.

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klausatoday at 2:16 AM

I'd [redacted] myself then, probably.