What if Computers Were Conscious?

What would you ask a computer to see if it had a conscience?

Robot hand reaching out to touch human hand like Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam painting — Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels

How much does intelligence rely on understanding? Turn on your curiosity about consciousness, computers, and artificial intelligence with some Curiosity-Based Thinking inspired by the question, “What if computers were conscious?” from The Book of What If…?.

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Author of The Book of What If…?, Founder of What If Curiosity, and Creator of Curiosity-Based Thinking and Curiosity-Based Learning, turning ideas into actions.

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