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[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Simply put, to respond to light stimuli is not an unequivocal sign of consciousness.

[-] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 7 points 2 months ago

This is sick! The potential for basic research seems amazing to me. I think a system like this could be great for understanding some of the fundamentals of signalling in the brain.

[-] ComRed@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Something something man-made horrors something something beyond my comprehension.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of one of the paths of human evolution after the Qu invasion in All Tomorrows where they turn the humans who resisted the most into self-cleaning liners for their sewage systems.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

That author needs a wellness check

[-] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Is that good? Sounds interesting but my time is very limited.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I found it a pretty quick read and I like the deep futuristic take it has. And the twist at the end is worth the couple hours it takes to read.

[-] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Sure sure sure

[-] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Plant eyes in our brain, to cleanse this ghastly idiocy!

[-] DarthFreyr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thought this was literally a video of a loading circle for a while, and figured "Well, I guess the OP technically hit the liminal nail on the head" when I got jumpscared by the blobbrain loading in.

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