[ExI] Digital Consciousness .

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:07:29AM -0700, spike wrote:

> I agree humans are not akin to digital computers.  What I am asking is if
> we can take a buttload of digital computers, connect them all together, each
> running models of brain cells, and create something that is kinda sorta akin
> to a human brain?  If not, how about some simpler but still conscious brain
> perhaps?  Or if not conscious, at least reactive to its surroundings?

See http://www.openworm.org/ which is very active and Si elegans
http://www.si-elegans.eu/ which just started this month, and are
going to burn a lot of money.