[abdulhaq]

It's not 'like' anything, computer programs don't have true feelings, though they can certainly be programmed to act as if they do. It can be programmed to say 'hey, life is great' but it means nothing. They have no soul, no spark from the divine.

[mckirk]

And how do you prove that you have such a spark?

[abdulhaq]

Perhaps I don't have that spark, but deep within and after much thought and contemplation, I believe I have. I am very sure, regardless, that computer programs do not have it.

[mehphp]

We also don’t have AGI yet either… who’s to say that consciousness doesn’t come along for the ride once you reach that level?

We don’t even know why we have consciousness.