Re: What language will be used to write the first self aware program?

Raffael Cavallaro <raffaelcavallaro@pas-d'espam-s'il-vous-plait-mac.com> writes:

On 2006-03-29 13:28:25 -0500, Pascal Bourguignon
<usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

This program is self aware:

Maybe you were joking in which case you can ignore this - do however
include a smiley in your next sarcastic post if you please- but your
quine is self-replicating, not self-aware. A virus is self-replicating
but I don't think you'll find any philosophers or neuroscientists who
think that a virus is aware, let alone self-aware.

Well, ok, it was a joke. But note that this quine knows itself enough
to know where it must insert itself into itself.

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PLEASE NOTE: Some quantum physics theories suggest that when the
consumer is not directly observing this product, it may cease to
exist or will exist only in a vague and undetermined state.
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