Z._M._Davis comments on True Sources of Disagreement - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Z._M._Davis 09 December 2008 05:22:33AM 2 points [-]

Michael Tobis, suppose a whole brain emulation of someone is created. You have a long, involved, normal-seeming conversation with the upload, and she claims to have qualia. Even if it is conceded that there's no definitive objective test for consciousness, doesn't it still seem like a pretty good guess that the upload is conscious? Like, a really really good guess?