@jessie_thinker “we can empirically test for characteristics of mind” - for that we need to know what sort of characteristics are we looking for ‘mind’ in all the candidates we want to test.
@davidbessis Why r some people so obsessed with IQ. Whatever you have, do something with it, instead of simping for Tao or some other perceived IQ giants..
@paraschopra Why not have AI robots and let them perform as many behaviours and tasks as are observed in humans. As AI robots perform these tasks, the confidence that they might exhibit signs of C increases.
@paraschopra The point is what minimalistic version of consciousness an electron would look like? Can this minimal C be tested? If yes, in what way? Suppose we grant an electron to be minimally conscious, then what are the underlying principle or idea by which we can come up with gradations.