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I do just that, for fun 
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I think it is possible for the machine to "think" (if we consider "think" a process of reasoning). We already have that...
But i don't see human kind creating a machine that can feel emotions in the foreseeable future. I think it would be extremely cruel of us to create such a "Frankenstein".
Paulo Gomes
Over and Out 
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Yeah it can be cruel, but i'am sure our future generations can suppress those emotions in the machine and hence can be very helpful, like we are seeing with Apple's Siri.
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why no? any support for that answer?
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Sorry, I was suggesting you check out the book in the attached link to support my suggestion 
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So do neurons in the brain use some form of quantum computations or they just fire action potentials to signal the presence of a particular feature in sensory stimuli? - that process of firing action potential makes us aware of ourselves and the environment. I don't see any quantum processes coming into play here.
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yeah God knows for sure. I believe in God too
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Hi, BupeChombaDerrick. Great question and I have to add that I admire your insightful thinking. Since the human brain is self-aware and that particular computer program simulates it *very accurately*, then, of course, that computer program will be self-aware, too. So, the answer is yes. The computer program will be self-aware, have emotions, etc.
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Thanks Dimitrios Kalemis,
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too vast subject I'm afraid, anyway if you are interested in such mind-boggling stuff read the works of Douglas Hofstader
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yeah a vast subject indeed, will check that out.
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I think we are closer than we have ever been.
IBM chip mimics human brain[^]
According to the article above, IBM has already been able to mimic the brain. It's only one step in the process of becoming self-aware but one step leads to another. It seems silly to me to think that it will not happen someday.
I'm not saying it will have a soul or be human but it will definately be self-aware. My dogs are not human but they are definately self-aware.
It's just a matter of time now that the first step has been taken.
Enjoy!
modified 27-Apr-12 11:41am.
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Thanks for the link. 
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Yes. But such a thing is pure science fiction, and will remain so for a long time.
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It maybe near depending on what break through science will make.
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well i used the "simulating the brain" to show that the program can,say, have a conversation with you, can recognize you and hear you. The brain is known to make us self aware so i was thinking that if a program processes sensory inputs as the brain does will that program somehow be aware of it's existence? okay but the simulated brain will be self aware 
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I get your point but what then makes us self aware? is it not neural computations which can be replicated in a machine? just neurons firing action potentials makes us who we are, what we feel, so
Collin Jasnoch wrote: Nor does being self aware have anyting to do with processing what we humans deem as inputs.
but can you be aware of something without neurons processing the inputs from your sensory organs. I find it hard to believe that statement, because we are completely oblivious to things not exciting our sensory organs.
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Collin Jasnoch wrote: I think therefore I am.
There you are, you just used induction to reach that conclusion, so somewhere in your mind neurons were firing action potentials to process that induction process.
Collin Jasnoch wrote: Maybe we will never know.
So what makes you think computations are not responsible for our ability to be self aware? because you are objecting to the idea that self awareness is caused by mere computations, you cannot just drop this without disproving it first with facts on the table, neither can i disprove your view.
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Yeah you have a point, it is not a 1 to 1 issue, but who knows anyways, it might just be, maybe in the future when such experiments are possible and if these comments will be present, our future generations will laugh at our lack of knowledge on the subject matter of self awareness
But i still think a program can be self aware without even needing to be as complex as the human brain.
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The only problem might be to test if the program is self aware or not, if we use the Turing test for self awareness i think then we already have self aware programs now.
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One cannot even prove that a person is self aware!
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No, unless the software is attached to a full censorial hardware pack that simulates the human body.
And I don't think software will ever simulate the brain. Maybe hardware can simulate it, but first, we'd need to fully understand how the brain works (we are still far from that) so we can replicate it in a machine.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
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Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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