>The point of artificial intelligence is not to create a conscious intelligence, but to create intelligence that can do many of the useful tasks that we can do.

>The point of artificial intelligence is not to create a conscious intelligence, but to create intelligence that can do many of the useful tasks that we can do. No. If it isn't conscious it isn't intelligent. There is no AI without consciousness because a non-conscious entity cannot make decisions independently -- react intelligently to its environment.