
I admit, this is an innovation I did not see coming: Silicon Valley has invented the philosophical zombie from the classic thought experiment « lol how crazy would it be if there were a philosophical zombie. »
Until recently, the philosophical zombie was a concept closely associated with Australian philosopher David Chalmers, who defines it as « someone or something physically identical to me (or to any other conscious being), but lacking conscious experiences altogether. » Chalmers’ zombie twin is identical to him functionally and psychologically – except that he feels nothing. This is different from a Hollywood zombie, which has « little capac …