[extropy-chat] FWD (SK) NYTimes.com Article: (14) Can Robots Become Conscious?

[Alfio Puglisi]

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Terry W. Colvin wrote:

>(14) Can Robots Become Conscious?
>
>November 11, 2003
>  By KENNETH CHANG
>
>
>It's a three-part question.
>[...]
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>http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/science/11MACH.html?ex=1069533728&ei=1&en=b2c8d5710ed32897
>
>Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company

And there are three points about this article:

1) it talks about machine consciousness (=soul in popular opinion) taking
it seriously
2) opponents are shown in a somewhat negative light
3) it uses the word "believe" two times

Ciao,
Alfio