I tried asking a dog whether a Human is conscious and he continued to lick at my feet. He didn’t mention much of anything on topic. Maybe I just picked a boring, unopinionated dog.
Yes, this is a common issue as the phrases for “human consciousness” and “lick my feet please” in dog sound very similar. Though, recent advancements in Human animal communications should soon be able to help you with this conversation?
I asked Chatgpt-3.5 if humans are conscious and it said in part: ’Yes, humans are considered conscious beings. Consciousness is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, and there is ongoing debate among scientists, philosophers, and scholars about its nature and the mechanisms that give rise to it. However, in general terms, consciousness refers to the state of being aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, and the external world.”
“Humans are considered conscious beings”. Considered by whom, I wonder?
“Consciousness refers to the state of being aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, and the external world.”
True, though this also requires the “observer” to have the ability and intelligence to be able to recognize these traits in other entities. Which can be challenging when these entities are driven by “giant, inscrutable matrices of floating-point numbers” or other systems that are very opaque to the observer?
Yes, this is a common issue as the phrases for “human consciousness” and “lick my feet please” in dog sound very similar. Though, recent advancements in Human animal communications should soon be able to help you with this conversation?
E.g.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-hacking-animal-communication-ai.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-scientists-are-using-ai-to-talk-to-animals/
“Humans are considered conscious beings”. Considered by whom, I wonder?
“Consciousness refers to the state of being aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, sensations, and the external world.”
True, though this also requires the “observer” to have the ability and intelligence to be able to recognize these traits in other entities. Which can be challenging when these entities are driven by “giant, inscrutable matrices of floating-point numbers” or other systems that are very opaque to the observer?