TheAncientGeek comments on Confused as to usefulness of 'consciousness' as a concept - LessWrong
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Functional equivalence.
I'm not sure what you mean; can you elaborate ?
A functional equivlent of a person would make the same reports, including apparently introspective ones. However,they would not have the same truth values. They might report that they area real person, not a simulation. So a a lot depends on whether introspection unintended as a success word.