Sarah Walker

We have to have a theory that explains when things are conscious or not that's testable, right? And we don't have one right now. So I think until we have that, it's always going to be this sort of gray area where some people think it hasn't, some people think it doesn't, because we don't actually know what we're talking about that we think it has.

We have to have a theory that explains when things are conscious or not that's testable, right? And we don't have one right now. So I think until we have that, it's always going to be this sort of gray area where some people think it hasn't, some people think it doesn't, because we don't actually know what we're talking about that we think it has.

We have to have a theory that explains when things are conscious or not that's testable, right? And we don't have one right now. So I think until we have that, it's always going to be this sort of gray area where some people think it hasn't, some people think it doesn't, because we don't actually know what we're talking about that we think it has.

For sure.

For sure.

For sure.

It is a tricky one. I mean, that's why it's called the hard problem of consciousness, because it's hard. And, you know, it might even be outside of the purview of science, which means that we can't understand it in a scientific way.

It is a tricky one. I mean, that's why it's called the hard problem of consciousness, because it's hard. And, you know, it might even be outside of the purview of science, which means that we can't understand it in a scientific way.

It is a tricky one. I mean, that's why it's called the hard problem of consciousness, because it's hard. And, you know, it might even be outside of the purview of science, which means that we can't understand it in a scientific way.

There might be other ways of coming to understand it, but those may not be the ones that we necessarily want for technological utility or for developing laws with respect to, because the laws are, you know, the things that are going to govern the technology.

There might be other ways of coming to understand it, but those may not be the ones that we necessarily want for technological utility or for developing laws with respect to, because the laws are, you know, the things that are going to govern the technology.

There might be other ways of coming to understand it, but those may not be the ones that we necessarily want for technological utility or for developing laws with respect to, because the laws are, you know, the things that are going to govern the technology.

Oh, that's interesting. I think it depends on the culture though, because I mean, some cultures already think like everything's imbued with, you know, a life essence or kind of conscious.

Oh, that's interesting. I think it depends on the culture though, because I mean, some cultures already think like everything's imbued with, you know, a life essence or kind of conscious.

Oh, that's interesting. I think it depends on the culture though, because I mean, some cultures already think like everything's imbued with, you know, a life essence or kind of conscious.

No, they don't. They're probably not building the most advanced technologies.

No, they don't. They're probably not building the most advanced technologies.

No, they don't. They're probably not building the most advanced technologies.

And so what do you think the risks are there, that the conscious things will get angry with us and fight back?

And so what do you think the risks are there, that the conscious things will get angry with us and fight back?