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I want to be a neuroscientist. Computational neuroscience is where the field is heading. Other interests (whatever the heck that is jk) Theoretical Physics, Sociology, Psychology Art, Soccer.

An idea worth spreading

Every action is based on interpretation of the brain. Everything is tending towards order, but everything is subject to entropy and disorder. Our function is to survive and that is why everything we do has an underlying reason relative to our survival whether we are aware of it or not. These reasons can be organized into things that effect our mental, psychological, and physical survival. Consciousness is the capacity of awareness of distinctions. All understanding, qualitative or quantitative is based on distinctions of space and time which we get information about through our senses. The problem is how do we analyze/ organize/ interpret the sensory input. The question is what is information? Some metaphysics: a fractal nature universe possibly could contain consciousness and our arbitrary actions could dictate the life of infinite conscious energy.

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TED is awesome, I first started watching through youtube related videos on a physics video I was watching. (3 years later) This website has changed my life.

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  Oct 19 2012: I was going to comment about how disrespectful this was until I read the bio, they should have probably clarified that at the end.
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  A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 5 2012: Hopefully they will be intelligent enough to recognize that violence towards those who are ignorant is not worth it and that there are plenty of good and accepting people in the world.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 5 2012: I would love to see some odd things.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 5 2012: This is an issue that sadly humans will face for as long as there is a crisis in perception of reality.
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  A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 5 2012: Listen Ervin, buddy, no human in history was free of dogma. Including you, myself, and Abraham Lincoln. Are you saying the most logical reason for freeing African American slaves is because god approves; if so you are deluded. You need to become aware of the fact that republicans are simply greedy people with connections and people who are approved by CEO's who dominate the United States economy and fund their campaigns. Of course not all conscious robots will love their position in the world there will always be a positive and negative balance of outcomes of any change just by random probability this is completely logical it is the same for humans, but can you deny the existence of crucial human geniuses?So how can you deny the possibility of crucial robot geniuses.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 4 2012: I'll be sure to watch it when I get the time, from the first few minutes of it I got the feeling of self evolving robotics which is very promising as therefore there could be a much more rapid progression in intelligence and design.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 3 2012: That is contradictory, because what is the difference between a robot willing to work or a robot being a slave. Either they will not want to work for humans or they will be our slaves very simply, or they will coalesce into our society until they advance ahead of us and then destroy or support us. Unconscious technology can also replace most working individuals so that issue is unavoidable all we can do is go from intellectual work to creative work or somehow boost our intelligence.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 3 2012: Our subjective perception of the positive effect giving inalienable rights to individuals has on our society as a whole.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 3 2012: Not in the near future, but think of the far future the only difference is that the human brain processes information much faster and more efficiently but the future may hold surprising results.

• A reply on Conversation: The plausibility of artificially intelligent robots becoming conscious and therefore becoming slaves of humans and the ethical implications.

  Oct 3 2012: This is very insightful however it seems as though these knew advancements will persist despite our opinions about whether it is positive or negative for humanity.