Posted by deirdrehbrt on November 23, 2003, at 20:33:53
In reply to Re: Redirected: What is consciousness?, posted by Jonny Trigonometry on November 23, 2003, at 16:10:51
Jonny,
Who knows.... that could happen. On the other hand, I wonder.
How do you program a computer to dream?
How do you program creativity?
Lisp is a language that is capable of reprogramming itself, yet it isn't 'creative'.
How do we know that Moore's law 'is' a law? Might it not break down?
As regards 3 dimentional structures in microelectronics, they already exist. I spent 6 years before I became ill designing software and hardware to test MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems). These were sensors that did signal processing all in the same component. 3-D is here.
So much of our creativity comes from parts of our minds that we don't understand. To build truly creative machines, we will have to learn to understand what now seems impossible to understand, or we will have to build a machine that we cannot understand.
Last, but not least, is the question of connectivity. Could our minds all be linked? I don't know, but I'm not willing to discount it just yet. I've seen too many strange things prove to be real, and I don't want to count anything out until I'm sure.
There are lots of questions, but very few answers.
I really like this kind of discussion, and I especially like your attitude. I love talking to people with an intellect, and even more so when they are truly curious.
Thank you.
Dee.
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