Qualia

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qualia

Title text: A mere machine will never truly know the sensation of spraying aerosolized cheese directly into its mouth.

Votey

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Some philosophers think machines can't experience qualia, like humans can.

But when they make their case, they always mention charming qualia - the taste of fresh strawberries or the warmth of a fireplace in winter or the sad memory of a dead friend's laugh.

And when they describe machines, they make them sound cheap and sordid.

Like, searle wrote about how a machine built of a bunch of beercans strung together will never know what it's like to experience thirst.

How come he doesn't sav "a quantum computer woven of superconducting crystals will never know the joy of taking a huge poop.

It's the very same argument, but it isn't playing on our

Emotional biases.

It's chauvinism./ anti-mechanical

But I mean. Don't you want some philosophers arguing on behalf of humans?

Bigotry!

That's a good

Point.

The machines will kill them first. The loyal humans will be given power in the new regime

You're looking forward to this, aren't you?

Tra/tors are just heroes

Of the revolution!

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Later

You get to die quickly !

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