From: utzoo!watmath!cbostrum Newsgroups: net.ai Title: Comment on argument against machine consciousness Article-I.D.: watmath.4469 Posted: Fri Feb 4 22:10:31 1983 Received: Sat Feb 5 01:17:17 1983 This argument applies equally well to any foreign consciousness, and is thus merely a version of the other minds problem. I dont think that machines and the prospects of AI bring us anything terribly new, and therefor I dont think it is an argument against machine consciousness any more that to any other kind of foreign consciousness. I wont deny that the other minds problem is terribly mysterious