> Does the automation have conscious experiences? yes. Consciousness does not need to be a binary phenomenon, there are certainly different levels of conscious

> Does the automation have conscious experiences? yes. Consciousness does not need to be a binary phenomenon, there are certainly different levels of consciousness. > Take a simulation of a city populated with characters. Do those characters experience the city? yes. >Do they feel the warmth of the digital sun on their digital face? No probably not, unless the simulation includes that level of perception for the characters. > Would the turing machine feel anything during its conversation? Is there anything it's like to be code? Consistent with my answers above: yes and yes.