CONSCIOUSNESS. “The issue of consciousness will become even more contentious in the 21st century because nonbiological entities –read: machines– will be able to convince most of us that they are conscious. They will master all the subtle cues that we now use to determine that humans are conscious. And they will get mad if we refute their claims.” They will pass the Turing Test.
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