>It seems inevitable that we will at some point.
We have no idea what causes consciousness.
The only thing I'm sure about is that I'm conscious.
Are all the other people conscious? I strongly believe so, but I don't have a proof.
Are all the animals conscious? I think that they are, to different degrees.
Would a simulation of full human brain on a computer be conscious? Uhh, I guess so?
Would the same simulation, but instead computed with pen on paper be conscious? Whoa… maybe?
Is it possible that any sufficiently complex and computing structure might be conscious in some way? No idea.
We have no idea what causes consciousness.
The only thing I'm sure about is that I'm conscious.
Are all the other people conscious? I strongly believe so, but I don't have a proof.
Are all the animals conscious? I think that they are, to different degrees.
Would a simulation of full human brain on a computer be conscious? Uhh, I guess so?
Would the same simulation, but instead computed with pen on paper be conscious? Whoa… maybe?
Is it possible that any sufficiently complex and computing structure might be conscious in some way? No idea.