thank you lex. some of the things i had questions on were answered here but created a whole list of new ones. thats a good thing right?<br>we have barely scratched the surface of what makes us tick. what is reality and consciousness is something different to each of us. we can watch the same event and come away with completely different perspectives. the turning test was a great idea for basic rules to define what we perceive as sentient. but it seems like we dont even know and guessing at it. if someone is considering A.I. to hold those characteristics then i guess we are getting good at what we believe to be sentient. i know my predictive text isnt that, it lacks a lot. i am sure there are much better things in the works but its what i have to base my beliefs on. <br>i am thankful to hear that some things are going to be open sourced. its important to a society to help find flaws and get feed back but also to help build a better product. in a cooperate world, many things are kept close to the vest. it is what feeds the beast. tesla found out the hard way on this subject but if we are talking about a better society and mankind, maybe the old ways need to reevaluated.<br>thank you again lex, you are constantly making me think and expanding my horizions.