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Consciousness trapped in a mortal machine made of meat?

We all know how that feels.

German educational design studio Kurzgesagt explores the possibility of eternal life in a disembodied digital utopia.

A short by Emily Downe based on an interview with a professor in artificial intelligence that explores the notion that the human brain tends to anthropomorphise even the most rudimentary forms, and how – in the modern age – we might end up doing exactly the same thing to machines. To wit:

What does it mean to be conscious in a world that is becoming increasingly artificially intelligent? Can machines really see?

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