[FRIAM] Can a robot have a soul?

[Gary Schiltz]

Great Searle videos. I knew his name, but had never listened to him.

On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 3:57 PM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:

> We are just stuff and stuff can be simulated.. on quantum computers if
> necessary.
>
> > On Sep 18, 2021, at 1:45 PM, Jochen Fromm <jofr at cas-group.net> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > I have watched John Searle videos on YouTube today and stumbled upon the
> question of personality again. If we assume that there is a special
> substance that makes us a person, can an advanced robot or AI acquire it?
> Can a robot be lazy, diligent, dull, intelligent, friendly, nit-picky or
> even creative? John Searle would probably say it is not a good question...
> > https://youtu.be/Bq2bfSzkTfU
> >
> > I would say the answer is yes, because if the special substance is
> simply the personality or persistent character of a person, there is no
> reason why a robot should not be able to learn a bundle of typical behavior
> patterns (i.e. special mappings between perceptions and actions) that are
> characteristic for a person, even if this behavior is implemented totally
> differently. The resulting personality helps to define and maintain the
> identity of a person
> > https://youtu.be/WwipmspceOU
> >
> > What do you think? Is there a special substance that makes us a person,
> and can an advanced robot or AI acquire it?
> >
> > -J.
> >
> >
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