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Seeing spiders were recently discovered as having REM sleep (dreams), this could be a surprise route to developing consciousness in machines.
by psiops 4y ago
Seeing spiders were recently discovered as having REM sleep (dreams), this could be a surprise route to developing consciousness in machines.
- macrolime 4y agoSpiders can be pretty smart too it seems, at least for someone with only 600 000 neurons. Portia have instinctive hunting tactics for their most common prey, but can improvise by trial and error against unfamiliar prey or in unfamiliar situations, and then remember the new approach. They are capable of trying out a behavior to obtain feedback regarding success or failure, and they can plan ahead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(spider) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(spider)
- rob74 4y agoI guess every predator profits from replaying past hunting experiences to achieve more success in the future, and basically that's what dreaming is, so it makes sense that spiders can dream. But I'm not sure if that's really a sign of consciousness?!
- EamonnMR 4y agoFor there to be a dream there must be a dreamer, right?
- HarHarVeryFunny 4y agoSure, as long as you're not trying to imply that the dreamer need be anything more than a machine that is now running in offline mode.