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question:at-what-point-does-one-go-from-a-real-person-with-perhaps-some-irrelevant-mechanical-augmentations-to-a-robot-that-is-just-simulating-their-social-interactions

At what point does one go from a 'real person with perhaps some irrelevant mechanical augmentations' to a 'robot that is just simulating their social interactions'?

Highlights the difficulty of distinguishing personhood based on composition or origin.

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Biology, Buddhism, and AI: Care as the Driver of Intelligence

(2022) · Doctor, Thomas · Witkowski, Olaf · Solomonova, Elizaveta · Duane, Bill +1

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Engagement and concern in response to stress; the activating driver that transforms intelligence from mere capacity into problem-solving action.

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