>to the point of emergent consciousness But that isn't the goal nor the argument being made (not to rabbit hole in discussing that consciousness isn't even rea

>to the point of emergent consciousness But that isn't the goal nor the argument being made (not to rabbit hole in discussing that consciousness isn't even really a scientific term that can meaningfully be applied). We had some mathematical notions yes... and we have made a ton of progress since then. The perceptron doesn't hold a candle to methods today, not even close... though yes it is a building block for the field. I don't know how that could be all that controversial.