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Strong AI would have to be conscious

Rather than just a model or smart system, a strong AI system would be an entirely autonomous computer system in no way controlled or influenced by human operators. It could successfully adapt to its environment or even be part of its environment, making intelligent decisions, and for all intents and purposes interacting with humans naturally. It would have vastly superior memory and computational abilities but would also be able to reason and act accordingly. What all of this boils down to is that a strong AI would have to be conscious.

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