The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside — Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside — Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside — Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside — Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside — Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
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The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside, how can you?

— Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep
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