0G4: Star Trek: TNG and AI Personhood

Philosopher's log, showdate 02272018. We've encountered Season 2, Episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and are currently studying it for clues to the nature of artificial personhood. Attempts to address the subject have failed, so we've turned to a thought experiment from 20th century earth; the Turing Test.  Weekly reading:  https://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus Weekly video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EdqUbj92U  Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/0gPhilosophy/ Email us at: [email protected] Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Guest Appearances: Catch Aaron and Thomas on this weeks God Awful Movies.