... chrismessina  Not in detail, but I guess your point is that we can make machine-biological-organism hybrids, or also completely synthetic entities that are very similar to biological organisms, and there may be kind of a continuum? Comment from Tania Bell(@taniabell): only in the minds of super-rich tech bros who want to get even richer by fundraising mountains of cash to keep their dreams alive Comment from Konrad S.(@konrad_sx): @chrismessina  As I indicated ... ... conscious thought" also counts as experience). An entity doesn't need to be self -aware to be conscious (else e.g. young kids wouldn't be conscious). Consciousness is certainly experienced at very different "levels", it's probably a continuum