That's really cool... and complete bullshit.
1) Everyone's brain is wired up differently. They can't just pop on some electrodes and make you move your head side to side.
2) If this were true, why do we not justify why our leg bounces when hit by a reflex hammer?
It is a long and complicated philosophical question regarding whether there is something as real consciousness or just an illusion and I haven't yet made up my mind, to tell you the truth. But I'm not going to be convinced on this one until you can find me a scientific paper or a report from a reputable media source.
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Ah, I read about this not too long ago. I have no doubt that computers will eventually be able to simulate a human perfectly, its just a matter of processing power and proper programming (using neural networks)
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Well that's another philosophical discussion. I'll pull the exact quote out of my AI notes for you.
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Strong AI:
Thinking is merely the manipulation of formal symbols, and that is exactly
what the computer does: it manipulates formal symbols.
“The mind is to the brain as the program to the hardware”
Weak AI:
-is represented by more cautious approach. It is belief that computer models are being useful in studying the mind in the same way that they are useful in
studying weather, economics or molecular biology.
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Personally, I edge more towards the weak theory of AI.
And to bring up one more thing you said, Neural Networks are never going to be used to simulate a human because that's not what they do. First of all, a NN is not a computer program that simulates a brain, it is a program that uses a system similar to a simplified neuron. Secondly, you don't program a NN, you train it; give it a task and then tell it how close it is to giving the correct response and it will eventually give only correct answers. Thirdly they are used for recognising patterns (eg vision systems, 20 Questions), not AI as seen in computer games or to think like a human.