> AI would have to live (metabolism, self-repair, reproduction at the least) before it could think. I'm not sure why you think this is essential. I'll grant yo

> AI would have to live (metabolism, self-repair, reproduction at the least) before it could think. I'm not sure why you think this is essential. I'll grant you metabolism (robot needs more batteries!) since nothing seems to happen for free, but it's not hard to imagine conscious minds that don't need the other parts.