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kitbrennan on July 6, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in bra...

The first step is to understand consciousness and how it works. Once we understand how it works it has a multitude of applications. Not least in computer science (eg. trying to create machines that display consciousness), and neuro-medicine (eg. how do we wake people up that are in a coma).

RivieraKid on July 6, 2014 [–]

> The first step is to understand consciousness and how it works.

The first thing should be to define consciousness IMO.

> trying to create machines that display consciousness

In other words, trying to create machines that behave like humans? I don't know what "displaying consciousness" means.

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