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Sun, 19 July 2009 15:01

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A computer will only do what its programmed to do. And if it's programmed to not do what it's programmed to do, then what happens?

lolparadox. :V

Also, @ Starbuck:
I said Milo may just be a "front" to self-awareness. Meaning that it gives off the illusion that he is self aware. But I also said that a true self-aware program is only a hop, skip and a jump away.

Yes a computer can become self aware if it's programmed to do so. However, a computer doesn't have to be programmed by a sentient being in order to perform that program.

You can program a computer to program itself through various means. Arm and leg attachments have nothing to do with it..

Think of it this way: when we are born, what do we know to do other than basic instinct? If a computer was programmed to follow key minor tasks but also be programmed to have the ability to learn the same way a newborn baby can, then you've just created a synthetic sentient being. (Think of it like a Star Wars droid.)

If it's given the ability to learn like a human, then it will because that's how it's programmed.

However, like I said, relating it to Skynet is a different story. Just because they would be synthetic, doesn't make them want to commit genocide.

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