Presumably the version they use in Star Trek avoids that problem somehow, so it's still a thing that would need to be invented.
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The thing about saying something is or isn't conscious is that we don't have any good theory of what consciousness even is. It's not something we can measure. The only way we can assure ourselves that other people are conscious is that they claim to be conscious in ways we find convincing and otherwise behave in ways we associate with our own consciousness.
I can't think of any reason why a lump of silicon should attain consciousness because you ran the right program on it, but I also can't see why a blob of cells should be conscious either. I also can't think of any reason why we'd be aware of it if a lump of silicon did become conscious.
Despite how silly they are, I think there may be some value in these kinds of studies, particularly for people who don't understand why letting an LLM trade stocks or make healthcare decisions is a bad idea.
OTOH, I don't trust those people to take away the right message, as opposed to just "LLMs bad".
Ok, but why would I want to store digital media on a shelf? IMHO not having physical media cluttering up my physical space is a big advantage of online purchases. That, and being able to acquire new stuff at any time, day or night, without even leaving home.
If you run into an asshole, you just had bad luck. If everyone you run into is an asshole, the problem is you.
I'm getting serious Time Cube vibes from this post.
Same as any other large organization, I suspect.
It's preaching to the choir but it's not wrong.
Your government used to be quite good at providing healthcare.
Maybe their uniforms are self-sterilizing.