(06-13-2022, 06:26 PM)EricC85 Wrote: So I know we have some serious tech guys/gals here is this legit or is it just simply science fiction can these AI become self aware,

Self-awareness is a quality that's difficult to quantify or define so the answer depends on what you mean. Strictly speaking, how do we know (beyond our own personal conscious perception of ourselves) if self-awareness exists at all? Without getting too philosophical, we really don't. We DO know we can create machines that simulate self-awareness to a fair degree but whether or not those simulations will ever evolve to have an intrinsic feeling of personal identity may never be known. Personally, I feel like it's unlikely.

It does bring up a host of ethical questions though. AI researchers and developers are establishing a set of principals to deal with the ethical issues that a "conscious" AI could raise.

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