Thread: Will machines ever "feel" pain?
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Old 05-23-2007   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hairy_Palms View Post
i dont think giving machines the choice to inflict harm on people or not is a good idea, but the ability to realise they are being damaged and move away from the industrial furnace or whatevers hurting them makes sense to me.
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