Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 19th March 2002

Dilbert//4721, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 19th March 2002

Tags

consciousness ability to predict results of actions fully conscious array of sensors collect data

Official transcript

Dilbert is walking with a woman. He says, "My theory is that consciousness is the ability to predict and then observe the results of actions."

Dilbert continues, "So I think you could build a computer that would be fully conscious."

The woman falls asleep. Dilbert carries the woman over his shoulder. He continues, "Obviously you'd need an array of sensors to collect the data."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY THEORY IS THAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS THE ABILITY TO PREDICT AND THEN OBSERVE THE RESULTS OF ACTIONS SO I THINK YOU COULD BUILD A COMPUTER THAT WOULD BE FULLY CONSCIOUS.

zzZz OBVIOUSLY YOU'D NEED AN ARRAY OF SENSORS TO COLLECT THE DATA.

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