Is the OpenWorm conscious?

[aldenc...@gmail.com]

I read about the theory of consciousness from Wikipedia where electromagnetic field is generating consciousness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_theories_of_consciousness

As well as how the brain's voltage output gives rise to consciousness, but these are only speculations.

So I want to know if the worm being simulated in the virtual space has consciousness and is capable of making decisions on its own.

[Vardaan Bhat]

No, it is still controlled by an "input-output" mechanism like any other computer program. It is not a sentient being, but simply a program.

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[aldenc...@gmail.com]

Sorry about the late reply lol. Can you not make the worm a sentient being or is there ethical concern regarding this matter? I think most of us here want to see a sentient worm, or is that not possible?


Vardaan Bhat於 2016年8月12日星期五 UTC+8上午2時43分36秒寫道：

> No, it is still controlled by an "input-output" mechanism like any other computer program. It is not a sentient being, but simply a program.
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> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 1:25 AM, <aldenc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I read about the theory of consciousness from Wikipedia where electromagnetic field is generating consciousness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_theories_of_consciousness
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> As well as how the brain's voltage output gives rise to consciousness, but these are only speculations.
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> So I want to know if the worm being simulated in the virtual space has consciousness and is capable of making decisions on its own.
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> Visit us online at:
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> http://openworm.org
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> http://blog.openworm.org
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> http://github.com/openworm
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> http://twitter.com/openworm
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> https://plus.google.com/s/openworm
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