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Stem cells were grown and then connected to brass plates.

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 36 points 1 year ago

It's a few cerebral cells across a mesh-- I think achieving consciousness needs a bit more than that

[-] prole 39 points 1 year ago

I think achieving consciousness needs a bit more than that

Good thing nobody knows for sure!

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

nobody knows for sure!

But I intend to find out!

ReBoot!!!

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago

that takes me back.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The soul exists. Trust.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, we do know for sure it'd take more than this. We don't know what it would take, but this is far beyond the minimum it could take. If that's all it is then almost every form of life on Earth would have to be assumed to be conscious.

(Sentience is actually the word we are talking about).

[-] bacon_saber@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

Hey, let's ask it!

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