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In what form or fashion might it be ethical to "bestow" consciousness on an AI? A question and conversation with ChatGPT:
The term "consciousness" (vinnana), as an aggregate, has the very specific meaning of being the interface between the mind and the body. There is another term, "citta", that's ...
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In what form or fashion might it be ethical to "bestow" consciousness on an AI? A question and conversation with ChatGPT:
What do you think this conversation got right? What did it get wrong?
Perhaps you misunderstand what "AI" is.
I think it's a text-processor, i.e. it's able to summarize text.
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Can I cancel my consciousness?
If you mean cancelling consciousness as realization of emptiness, then yes, one can “cancel consciousness” as in everyone can realise emptiness.
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Can I cancel my consciousness?
Buddha might say, "change yourself keeping mindful of the dharma." But why is behavior modification necessary at all?
To end suffering, isn't it.
Why is rightness a requisite?
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Can I cancel my consciousness?
In pali consciousness can be viññana or citta. Viññana is always related to the senses while citta is quite different. Read this teaching of Ajahn Thate:
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/thate/...
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