[ExI] People often think their chatbot is alive

[Ben Zaiboc]

One thing that occurs to me is that there's one thing that kids as they 
grow up, do, that shows that they are intelligent, conscious, 
self-aware, etc.: They spontaneously (and endlessly!) ask questions. 
They want to know "but why??" about every sodding thing. I remember 
being like this myself, and driving my father up the wall. I reckon that 
when a machine starts exhibiting the same behaviour, we can be pretty 
sure it is conscious, or at least well on the way.

Ben