[ExI] Digital Consciousness .

[Eugen Leitl]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:51:36AM -0700, Gordon wrote:

> In my view digital simulations are, in a sense, nothing more than sophisticated digital photographs. Just as a digital photograph of you is not conscious, neither would be a digital simulation of you.

If a digital simulation of a person (you?) argues with you 
that it's just not true, would you believe it, or would you claim she's a zombie?
 
> Of course, if we are already living in a digital simulation then we could in that case make conscious digital simulations of ourselves, but I reject that idea as fantasy. I do not believe the world is fundamentally digital.

What do you think these guys are doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYi1cpQQ-7E

?