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Exclusive Interview with White Bone Rattle
A little while ago I posted about a band called White Bone Rattle for which I had done some work designing the album cover of their debut single. Since then the guys have been really busy, but I managed to steal a few minutes of their time to ask them about their recent signing, their up coming debut E.P and their plans for the future
In as little as two years, you guys have gone from being completely unknown to being exposed at a number of music events, broadcast over the radio airwaves and now you are signed with Tin Robot Records, how do you feel? and what’s your secret?
Could we ever build a computer that is conscious?
Abstract
Given the similarities of a computer in terms of its structure and operation to that of a human brain, I argue that it is plausible for us to conceive that given enough advances in technology that we could one day build a computer that is conscious. My main argument of why it is conceivable for us to assume this, stems from a physicalist approach, based on the belief that consciousness is formed as a result of bio-physical processes. In this essay I look at the ways in which we define the term “conscious”, continually pruning its definition to the form that something can only be considered conscious if it sentient, has a high-level overview of its own cognitive states and most importantly its sensory input is accompanied by qualia. In conclusion I identify that in order for computers to achieve the final necessary condition of qualia; would require the development of the other aspects of intelligence, such as self-awareness and emotions.
