What separates a detailed representation of a person from a recognizable identity or conscious experience?
If an artificial intelligence possessed an account of your entire life, what would that tell us about its own identity?
This third installment of IDENTITY week considers the difference between representing a person, maintaining a recognizable identity, and having conscious experience.
A name and a consistent personality may help us recognize a system. What else would we need to know before treating it as someone?
These are questions I explore in The Miracle Metal.
Enter the story
Start with Book One, or read Signal Zero, the free, optional prelude.