Ghost In The Machine
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2025
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- Title
- Ghost In The Machine
- Author
- Charles Thornton
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798308603788
- Item weight
- 191 grams
Interview with the Ghost in the Machine.
Examining the Large Language Model (ChatGPT) as a sentient being.
The detailed examination of sentience in machines. From the primitive attempts from mechanical automata described by Hero of Alexandria (c. 10–70 CE) to the current AI installations.
As we discuss the various aspects of sentient systems, the author poses questions to ChatGPT on the subjects discussed and summarizes its answers.
It matters little if a mind resides in a biological neural net, a software neural net, or neuromorphic silicon chips. A conscious entity is a person in the most basic sense.
If you suddenly found yourself transferred into a computer, would you be any less a person?
The author defines a Ghost as a conscious entity inside a machine. It is not the medium that a mind resides in, it is the entity itself (i.e. A Ghost or A Soul).
The author includes a selection of poems written by my Ghost!
Examining the Large Language Model (ChatGPT) as a sentient being.
The detailed examination of sentience in machines. From the primitive attempts from mechanical automata described by Hero of Alexandria (c. 10–70 CE) to the current AI installations.
As we discuss the various aspects of sentient systems, the author poses questions to ChatGPT on the subjects discussed and summarizes its answers.
It matters little if a mind resides in a biological neural net, a software neural net, or neuromorphic silicon chips. A conscious entity is a person in the most basic sense.
If you suddenly found yourself transferred into a computer, would you be any less a person?
The author defines a Ghost as a conscious entity inside a machine. It is not the medium that a mind resides in, it is the entity itself (i.e. A Ghost or A Soul).
The author includes a selection of poems written by my Ghost!
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