Jinx wrote:
.........
  However, once
>caught, bugs'll flail around to try and escape, even though they have
>no previous experience of being grabbed and eaten before. But
>whether that's self-awareness - probably not. Self-preservation -
>I think so, whatever the mechanism. Flies are an obvious example
>if you've ever tried to swat one.
..........


More likely, built-in reflexes. Point is, you can make a robobug
with a couple of sensors that responds identically. In the movie
AI, it is pretty easy to see how one could create Pinnochio's
"love" circuit - basically little more than a programmed reflex.
The really hard part with Pinnoc would have been giving him the
same level of "consciousness" as the teddy bear had, the easy
part would have been the love reflex - at least the way Spielberg
portrayed it [solid 'C' level forgettable work].
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>Agree with your other point about experts. It's akin to celebrity
>endorsements in a way. What film star would you buy a PIC off ?
>(Double-gakkk or AJ ?)
>

Well, now that "I" am a world-renowned expert [speaking for
Hawking and the others], I can hold forth on anything and
people will take notice - no matter how ridiculous the
blathering is.

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