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34jahsgyesterday at 8:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

When exactly would a bunch of graphics cards become conscious? What if you do the math with pencil and paper?

The concept of a conscious Claude is preposterous, and Amanda Askell should seek treatment.


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Jtariiyesterday at 8:36 PM

>When exactly would a bunch of graphics cards become conscious?

When does an embryo become conscious? Unless you can answer that precisely then it seems futile to speculate about non-human consciousness.

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candlemasyesterday at 11:24 PM

Why wouldn't every computer be conscious?