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There's equally no reason to believe that a machine can be conscious. The fact is, we can't say anything about what is required for consciousness because we don't understand what it is or how to measure or define it.

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This is the only correct answer. People are trying to hit an imaginary target that they dont even know for sure exists.

I disagree, I think the leap of faith is to believe that something in our brains made of physical building blocks can’t be replicated on a computer that so far we’ve seen is very capable of simulating those building blocks

I don't actually believe that. I think it's entirely possible. What I'm saying is: "I don't know what consciousness is, it makes no sense."

Even if a machine really is conscious, we don't have enough information to ever really know if it is.

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