Sentence examples for capable of consciousness from inspiring English sources

It is also capable of consciousness, of itself as much as of the world about it.

At TED in 2009 Markram even seemed to hold out the prospect that such a simulation might be capable of consciousness, ending his talk with the promise that if he succeeded in building his brain, then in 10 years he would "send a hologram to talk to you".

One got a sense, after a while, that the superdesk might be capable of consciousness, that it was observing the humans as they heedlessly laughed and flirted and left glasses of wine on its carapace, and that it might be developing longings and resentments, or plotting its revenge.

Some authors have extended concern for individual well-being further, arguing for the intrinsic value of organisms achieving their own good, whether those organisms are capable of consciousness or not.

In contrast, the problem of AI consciousness asks whether AI, being silicon-based, is even capable of consciousness.

Though not capable of consciousness or other higher cognitive functions, the minibrains allow scientists to study aspects of the developing human brain that are difficult to model in animals.

Accordingly, some philosophers deny that young children are capable of self-consciousness (Carruthers 1996; Dennett 1976; Wilkes 1988; also see Flavell 1993).

It then turned out that to be capable of self-consciousness the subject had to exist in a world with other embodied subjects whose intentions it could recognize.

THE KING IN THE NORTH!" We know Bran is a warg, capable of transferring his consciousness into animals (and even humans).

His 1995 novel, "Galatea 2.2," for example, was about a scientist who tries to build a computer capable of full human consciousness, including an ability to read — and understand — literature.

It follows from this, according to this argument, that mind is distinct from matter and that only an immaterial being or substance is capable of thought and consciousness.