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\|	\|	www.qri.org The Universal Plot: Consciousness vs. Pure Replicators	1.8 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	There are at least some encouraging facts that suggest it is not too late to prevent a pure replicator takeover.	1.8 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	qualiaresearchinstitute.org Digital Sentience Requires Solving the Boundary Problem	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Digital computers will remain unconscious until they recruit physical fields for holistic computing using well-defined topological boundaries.	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	qualiacomputing.com Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach \| Qualia Computing	0.0 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	by Mike Johnson The following is my considered evaluation of the Foundational Research Institute, circa July 2017. I discuss its goal, where I foresee things going wrong with how it defines suffering, and what it could do to avoid these problems. TL;DR version: functionalism ("consciousness is the sum-total of the functional properties of our brains")...	0.0 parsecs away Travel
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\|		A reader sent me this photo of an "inbred cat." It gave me a chuckle.	21.2 parsecs away Travel