# On the nature of human vs. artificial intelligence

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**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-nature-of-human-vs-artificial-intelligence/978897 "2023-01-27T15:15:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-nature-of-human-vs-artificial-intelligence/978897/39 "2023-01-31T16:15:24Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> at what point does the simulation not become, for all intents and purposes, the real thing?

> [@Are We Just A Computer Simulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-just-a-computer-simulation/952375/22):
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> Simulated magnetic fields won’t turn a motor. My point is. You have to have this biological thing do its electrical/chemical process to create consciousness just like you need an actual moving electron to create a magnetic field.

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