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Stem cells were grown and then connected to brass plates.

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a few cerebral cells across a mesh-- I think achieving consciousness needs a bit more than that

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I think achieving consciousness needs a bit more than that

Good thing nobody knows for sure!

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

nobody knows for sure!

But I intend to find out!

ReBoot!!!

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

that takes me back.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well, we do know for sure it'd take more than this. We don't know what it would take, but this is far beyond the minimum it could take. If that's all it is then almost every form of life on Earth would have to be assumed to be conscious.

(Sentience is actually the word we are talking about).

[–] bacon_saber@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Hey, let's ask it!

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

The soul exists. Trust.