[FRIAM] Can a robot have a soul?

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He was the guy who was the interface between the Berkeley administration and the Students in “Red” square during the Free Speech Movement.  

 

Never sure whose side he was on.  

 

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Nick Thompson

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Gary Schiltz
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2021 5:24 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Can a robot have a soul?

 

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 <mailto: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 <mailto:jofr at cas-group.net> > wrote:
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> 
> 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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