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		devin 37 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The New AI Consciousness Paper How does the wand know what I'm flicking it at? What if I miss? Maybe the wand thinks I'm targeting some tiny organism that lives on the organism that I'm actually targeting. Can I target the wand with itself?

breckinloggins 37 days ago | [–]

> How does the wand know what I'm flicking it at?

Magic! (i.e. not purely part of the thought experiment, unless I'm missing something interesting)

> What if I miss?

Panpsychism better be true :)

> Can I target the wand with itself?

John Malkovich? Is that you?!

twosdai 37 days ago | [–]

It's magic. Chill out. It knows.

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