tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post7257894131922884217..comments2024-03-25T19:47:36.154-07:00Comments on Goblin Punch: The Library of Asria, Part OneArnold Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12603155377769597516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-12491860659858849232016-03-12T12:16:55.682-08:002016-03-12T12:16:55.682-08:00I think about it all the time and I don't actu...I think about it all the time and I don't actually know. That's what makes it interesting, for me.Arnold Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603155377769597516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-90953940205183677992016-03-11T22:48:36.209-08:002016-03-11T22:48:36.209-08:00Considering what you wrote about Serylites, do you...Considering what you wrote about Serylites, do you come down on the not-a-person side? Is personhood distinct from sapience or sentience?Maxim Golubchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744683730688693751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-28377519375015130722016-03-10T23:27:32.545-08:002016-03-10T23:27:32.545-08:00The boring-but-true answer is that it depends on y...The boring-but-true answer is that it depends on your definition of a person. For most people, personhood probably requires sensation, in the sense of "If you were turned into Malboaz, would you experience anything? Or would it be the same as being a rock? And how/why is this different from what our brain already does?"Arnold Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603155377769597516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-58946909994732586462016-03-08T09:05:08.265-08:002016-03-08T09:05:08.265-08:00The head librarian is very cool ArnoldThe head librarian is very cool Arnoldpjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-12005698828988005782016-03-07T09:20:36.027-08:002016-03-07T09:20:36.027-08:00Well, a really slow AI, run by other, smaller AIs,...Well, a really slow AI, run by other, smaller AIs, but only when they feel like it.Maxim Golubchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744683730688693751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-57592492604658633652016-03-07T06:03:16.202-08:002016-03-07T06:03:16.202-08:00Yes my friend Arnold is going for AI there. xoxoYes my friend Arnold is going for AI there. xoxoDunkey Haltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402191799610897998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754170279177021419.post-9045605563014957252016-03-06T20:58:45.073-08:002016-03-06T20:58:45.073-08:00Do you think Malboaz is a person? Something in my ...Do you think Malboaz is a person? Something in my gut keeps saying no, but the more I think about it the more I think he is.<br /><br />His books are like our brain.<br />The instructions inside those books are like our neurons.<br />His servants are like our brain chemicals.<br /><br />Of course, our brain chemicals aren't sentient, and thus are less likely to betray us. But factoring in depression, seneility, and cancer in the brain, they can betray us all the same.<br /><br />I feel like I'm missing something here.Maxim Golubchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744683730688693751noreply@blogger.com