Technical Specs for Machine Ensoulment: No Body, No Unified Experience
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-09
In a debate on machine consciousness, a participant outlined multiple technical specifications for the potential 'ensoulment' of a machine, arguing it is prevented by the machine not having a body or a unified experience.
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