From:  Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Date:  19 May 2023 13:54:08 Hong Kong Time
Newsgroup:  news.alt119.net/comp.ai.shells
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Re: For openers I submit an article that can get the ball rolling
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Sn!pe wrote:

> Does consciousness imply independent self-awareness?
> If so then no, current AIs are not conscious, merely programmed.

Do you consider training separate from programming?