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internet and consciousness

x011 at Lehigh.EDU x011 at Lehigh.EDU
Fri Feb 10 09:07:04 EST 1995


>> Robin Allott     email:  rmallott at percep.demon.co.uk
>>
>The Internet is already a conscious being of a higher order of
>intelligence than hitherto seen on this planet. Try attacking it and see how
>effectively it will defend itself!
>
>Although it is tempting to imagine its responses are a simply a product of the
>intelligent agents (humans) of which it is comprised, in terms of the
>Internet as a being we are acting as simple neurons taking multiple inuts and
>generating a resultant output whilst using (comparatively) an insignificant
>amount of intelligence.
>
>When a widely acceptable definition of consciousness is established, the
>Internet will be found to fit it.
>--
>Robin Walker
>
Talking about defense is the internet in danger from Congress?
Ron Blue



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