This is a great read: a masterful balance of concision and clarity. I am familiar with a lot of the terrain, and it still left me with lots to think about. I’ve assigned the section on ‘the mimicry argument’ for my philosophy of AI senior seminar for next week and am excited for the discussion.

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It’s not as if we have a strong theory of human consciousness, understand when it begins in an individual’s life, or can compare it meaningfully to related phenomena in other mammals, fish, and insects. It seems likely, on the contrary, that we don’t know what we’re talking about.

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sort of! my thoughts here if that's what you wanted

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I like the view that all technology is the ultimate pharmekon--something that is both a cure and a poison simultaneously.

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I asked to see my future, so the boy lit his pipe and blew smoke hard in my face. The #mélange of life punched me in the nose. It smelled like holiday sea breeze, forgotten perfumes and Sunday roast dinners. When it faded away, I asked him if I would be rich. He shook his head, disappointed. #vss365

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