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The article claims that "elephants have recently demonstrated they too are conscious and have minds". And how was that demonstrated? "We report a successful mirror self-awareness elephant test".
Really? So mirror self-awareness (i.e. the ability of a physical system to distinguish itself in a mirror) implies that it is conscious and has a mind? Why, if that is so then I can build an artificial consciousness with about 100 Euros and a few days of work.
(BTW, thanks for the recommendation, Duff. This looks like a good book.)
Permalink Mon, 14 May 2007 00:25:00 UTC | #37560