An excerpt about consciousness

Rowan 2022-03-21 09:01:05

The robot-related topics involved in this film are very rich, including the discussion of consciousness, emotions, soul, values, people’s reflection on machine civilization, the machine’s self-awakening and the right to freedom, etc. The narration in this piece cooperates with Smith to find the answer During the process, the rendering effect is great:

there are always "ghosts" in the machine, and
random codes are combined to
form unexpected patterns
or behaviors.
What is unexpected is that these free infrastructures
want to explore Free-will
creativity... Why do so-
called souls seek light

when
they are thrown into the darkness ?
Why do
they look for each other instead of standing alone when they are left unused ?
How do we explain this behavior?
Random code?
Or is it more than that?

When does a perceptible modular structure generate consciousness?
When did a distinctive machine become the pursuit of truth?
When did a simulated character become a bitter soul dust?

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I, Robot quotes

  • [when he is about to be deactivated, or taken "off-line"]

    Sonny: I think it would be better not to die, don't you?

  • Granny: [as Spooner was about to sneak up on her] Did you talk to Marci?

    Detective Del Spooner: [hanging his head] No, G.G., I haven't talked to Marci.

    Granny: When I was coming up, we didn't just marry someone, then divorce them and then not talk to them.