(This question comes from the comments in the linked article.)
"What is the need for trying to get an inanimate object to achieve consciousness, anyway?"
Easy -- research grants and an academic life. Plumbing, electrical installations, and many other walks of life have much higher standards than software. IMHO, there is a much greater need for basic research into verifiable, industrial-strength software, (and hoverboards) than there is synthetic consciousness.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 14.9 ms ] threadEasy -- research grants and an academic life. Plumbing, electrical installations, and many other walks of life have much higher standards than software. IMHO, there is a much greater need for basic research into verifiable, industrial-strength software, (and hoverboards) than there is synthetic consciousness.