[FRIAM] Can a robot have a soul?

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Nick Thompson

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Jochen Fromm
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2021 4:44 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: [FRIAM] Can a robot have a soul?

 

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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