03-19-2024, 09:04 PM
Fair enough and I also look forward to the discussion(s).
One minor point before we move on: The idea that engines or other technology 'requires' consciousness is mostly (possibly entirely) an artifact of the early OA project and has largely (or entirely) fallen by the wayside or is no longer canon. This for much the same reason that vots were introduced into the setting. In fact, we can probably presume that articles that still mention conscious AI controllers should be considered for update to say that they use vots are that it isn't known to lower S minds whether the tech is conscious or not since what they are dealing with may just be a very well done user interface (or not). At higher S-levels it may not be possible for modos to know one way or the other if we discount possibly contradictory statements by different transapients and archai. Indeed, by the standards of the transaps/archai it is perhaps questionable whether modos are possessed of consciousness.
Anyway.
Todd
One minor point before we move on: The idea that engines or other technology 'requires' consciousness is mostly (possibly entirely) an artifact of the early OA project and has largely (or entirely) fallen by the wayside or is no longer canon. This for much the same reason that vots were introduced into the setting. In fact, we can probably presume that articles that still mention conscious AI controllers should be considered for update to say that they use vots are that it isn't known to lower S minds whether the tech is conscious or not since what they are dealing with may just be a very well done user interface (or not). At higher S-levels it may not be possible for modos to know one way or the other if we discount possibly contradictory statements by different transapients and archai. Indeed, by the standards of the transaps/archai it is perhaps questionable whether modos are possessed of consciousness.
Anyway.
Todd
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