<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">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...<br>https://youtu.be/Bq2bfSzkTfU<br><br>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<br>https://youtu.be/WwipmspceOU<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What do you think? Is there a special substance that makes us a person, and can an advanced robot or AI acquire it?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-J.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></body></html>