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> Anyhow, I like your points on self-aware introspection and self-preserving strategy formation. But I'm not yet convinced that it has strict enough definitions to differentiate if something is truly AI. I mean is a computer that tries to prevent itself from going into sleep mode, and is aware when attempts are being made to put it into sleep mode - fit your definition? It kind of does... yet, I think we'd agree that wouldn't be AI.

If that is a programmed function then it does not fit my definition. If it was not made to be aware,it became aware as a result of learning information and adjusting its programming and it realized the difference between sleep mode and a system wipe(death) and adjusts its programming to prevent a death scenario then it is conscious.

As for the rest, I don't think I am part of "We" I have pretty strict,well understood and time tested definitions for life and intelligence,separate from consciousness.



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