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Comment author: Cyan 24 April 2011 01:26:51AM 10 points [-]

Read Blindsight.

...OK, so it's a 380-page novel. Still, it's a ripping good read, and it will give you an intuition about why sentience isn't necessary for "intelligence" in the sense of effective goal-oriented behavior.

Comment author: [deleted] 24 April 2011 10:34:22PM 1 point [-]

I did. It was pretty good, man.