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What separates humans from insects, I would say is consciousness. The same thing with the roomba.

• latexr 4y ago
  There is no conclusive evidence insects aren’t conscious. On the contrary: ants can pass the mirror test¹, which is one of the ways we test for consciousness². ¹ https://www.scinapse.io/papers/2180773430 https://www.scinapse.io/papers/2180773430 ² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_consciousness#Mirror_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_consciousness#Mirror_te...
  • Eisenstein 4y ago
    You asked me and I answered. I firmly believe that insects are not conscious.
    • henearkr 4y ago
      Consciousness in itself is an empty word, there are many definitions of it, and, most importantly, each definition equates it to a set of properties that you can test separately. Such tests show that some arthropods rank high on the scale of consciousness! Jumping spiders are the most popular example of exceptionnally smart arthropods, but bees, ants, or crabs have also well developped minds.
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      • Eisenstein 4y ago
        If I programmed a roomba to display the same attributes, would you say that it was conscious, then?
        • henearkr 4y ago
          Yes. But such complex program is still years away...