Re: [sl4] Re: goals of AI... non physical components of mind != soul

From: John K Clark (johnkclark@fastmail.fm)
Date: Thu Nov 26 2009 - 21:51:55 MST


On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 "Toby Weston" <lordlobster@yahoo.com> said:

> The matter that "spawns" such a machine would be physical.
> The running algorithm would not be physical, i.e. not made of atoms or energy

In other words you are suggesting a computer that acts just like any old
computer you could buy today at K Mart, it is made of atoms and needs
software to do anything.

 John K Clark

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