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is consciousness like chess, where if the computer is playing it, it’s physically playing it, or is it like the weather, where if the computer is simulating it, it’s taking a best guess theory of it. I like this take.
Yes. And how consciousness is distinct from intelligence. You can test if someone is intelligent, but can never know if something is conscious.
I guess the signs of consciousness could be
- playing games. Bees play games.
- curiosity about things that aren’t important to any practical task
- making art
- signs of boredom or depression or joy. Goats mourn their dead.
But it must be easy to make an intelligent machine that convincingly mimics consciousness.