The quest to rationally prove the possibility of sentience in a computer (or perhaps in the Internet) is the modern version of proving God's existenc… - Jaron Lanier

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The quest to rationally prove the possibility of sentience in a computer (or perhaps in the Internet) is the modern version of proving God's existence. ...eventually a cybernetically minded twenty-first century version of Kant will appear in order to present a tedious "proof" that such adventures are futile.

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About Jaron Lanier

Jaron Lanier (born 3 May 1960) is an American computer scientist, musician, and writer on technology and society. He is considered one of the pioneers of virtual reality.

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Native Name: Jaron Zepel Lani
Alternative Names: Jaron Zepel Lanier

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