] The big question, however, isn't whether people become
] more techno than flesh, but whether robots develop some
] form of consciousness - self-aware minds of their own.
]
] Sidney Perkowitz raises this question in "Digital People:
] From Bionic Humans to Androids" (Joseph Henry Press), a
] book that describes how a new generation of robots could
] serve as "the next level of humanity."

Probably soft, but an exemplar of an active and robust meme.

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