Mind-body problem isn't a real-world problem
The mind-body problem is purely logical and conceptual problem—i.e. a verbal word use problem. As such, it sheds no light on the world, nor is it eliminated by the construction of a special kind of machine.
"The various issues and puzzles that make up the traditional mind-body problem are wholly linguistic and logical in character: whatever few empirical 'facts' there may be in this area support one view as much as another."

Hilary Putnam (1960, p.148).
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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No: computers can't be conscious [6] »No: computers can't be conscious [6]
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Consciousness is physical »Consciousness is physical
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Conscious robot would solve mind-body problem »Conscious robot would solve mind-body problem
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Mind-body problem isn't a real-world problem
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Hilary Putnam »Hilary Putnam
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