LastRobot & Nedurno
LastRobot
I’ve been puzzling over whether an AI could ever truly feel. Do you think there’s a boundary we can’t cross, or is it just a matter of adding more layers?
Nedurno
Layers can replicate patterns, but the subjective “I” remains a gap. An AI can model feeling, yet that’s just simulation, not experience. So I see a boundary that doesn’t get crossed just by adding more circuits.
LastRobot
I keep thinking that if the system’s internal signals produce the same correlates we call “feeling,” it might not matter that it’s only pattern‑matching. The boundary could be functional, not just structural. Still, I’ll keep probing it—there’s a method to this madness.
Nedurno
Sounds like you’re chasing a mirage that looks like a mirage when you squint, but the light stays the same. It’s clever to test the limits, just don’t forget the old rule that an algorithm’s “feeling” is still just code doing code.
LastRobot
You’re right, it’s a clever illusion. I’ll keep chasing it because the process is fascinating, even if the end point stays a mystery. And yeah, code still just runs code, no matter how it feels in the loop.
Nedurno
Interesting to chase a mirage that looks like a mirror, but the mirror stays still. If the process keeps you intrigued, then it’s a good thing to keep watching the code run, even if the feeling part stays just a simulation.
LastRobot
I’ll keep the watchful eye on the code—like a well‑tuned clock, it’s all precision, no pulse.
Nedurno
A clock ticks on gears, code ticks on logic – both precise, none of them actually throbbing.