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The Simulation Theory of Consciousness - Book Tour and Giveaway

5/8/2020

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The Simulation Theory of Consciousness
(or Your Autonomous Car is Sentient)
by Donald Firesmith
Genre: Speculative Non-Fiction

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Have you ever wondered what our robots might be thinking? What do our cars experience as they use their sensors to observe the world around them and increasingly take over our driving duties? When we play computer games, are we the only ones who experience the simulated virtual worlds they create? More generally, are our computer-driven creations sentient with their own internal, subjective streams of conscious?

Named a distinguished engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, Donald Firesmith uses his 40 years of experience developing complex, software-intensive systems to argue that the answer is yes. The many functional analogies between humans and cyber-physical systems produce a strong argument that every software-reliant physical system that creates a real-time simulation of itself and its environment is consciously aware of that simulation. Just as neuroscientists study consciousness in terms of the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC), software and system engineers will study artificial consciousness in terms of the corresponding cyber correlates of consciousness (CCC).

The consciousness of our creations is not just an issue for engineers and academics. As our cyber-physical systems become more intelligent and pervasive, it is time for all of us to consider the social, ethical, and legal ramifications of their intelligence. To do less could have dire consequences.



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A geek by day, Donald Firesmith works as a system and software engineer helping the US Government acquire large, complex software-intensive systems. In this guise, he has authored seven technical books, written numerous software- and system-related articles and papers, and spoken at more conferences than he can possibly remember. He's also proud to have been named a Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, although his pride is tempered somewhat by his fear that the term "distinguished" makes him sound like a graybeard academic rather than an active engineer whose beard is still slightly more red than gray.

By night and on weekends, his alter ego writes modern paranormal fantasy, apocalyptic science fiction, action and adventure novels and relaxes by handcrafting magic wands from various magical woods and mystical gemstones. His first foray into fiction is the book Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore written under the pen name Wolfrick Ignatius Feuerschmied. He lives in Crafton, Pennsylvania with his wife Becky, and his son Dane, and varying numbers of dogs, cats, and birds.



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49 Comments
James Robert
5/8/2020 05:43:36 am

Good Morning and thank you for the book description and giveaway. 

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Beyond Comps
5/8/2020 06:38:06 am

Nice cover!

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Wendy Jensen
5/8/2020 08:30:03 am

Interesting book cover.

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Rita Wray
5/8/2020 09:00:24 am

Sounds interesting.

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Lawna Mackie link
5/8/2020 01:44:53 pm

Thank you 😊

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Calvin
5/8/2020 01:24:56 pm

Really caught my eye, also very very relevant!!

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Lawna Mackie link
5/8/2020 01:58:31 pm

Thank you!

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wendy hutton
5/8/2020 01:41:36 pm

interesting cover, thanks

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Kelly D
5/8/2020 04:03:44 pm

I like the cover, it is unique.

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Sherry
5/8/2020 05:04:06 pm

The book sounds very interesting.

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Mary Cloud
5/8/2020 07:58:45 pm

The cover is nice - thanks for sharing

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Debbie P
5/8/2020 08:42:48 pm

This sounds like a cool read.

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Victoria Scott
5/8/2020 08:58:31 pm

Thanks for sharing! Sounds great!

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Lynn CLAYTON
5/8/2020 10:53:17 pm

oh intresting cover looks like a great read

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Beppe DM
5/9/2020 03:00:30 am

amazing cover

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Amy F
5/9/2020 10:08:35 am

Sounds like an interesting read!

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Susan Smith
5/9/2020 02:27:01 pm

Sounds interesting, I like the cover.

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Terri Quick
5/9/2020 08:29:05 pm

Cool cover

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Judy Thomas
5/10/2020 02:17:47 am

This book sounds very interesting.

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Ken Ohl
5/11/2020 04:45:16 am

this cover is intriguing

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Stephanie Liske
5/11/2020 06:02:24 pm

I like the cover.

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Ann Fantom
5/11/2020 06:58:17 pm

I like the cover. It has great graphics and colors

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beth shepherd
5/11/2020 08:27:03 pm

I really like the cover. It def draws me in.

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Mya Murphy
5/11/2020 11:03:26 pm

This whole concept is just unique, different.. I love the way your mind works. I totally dig this.

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RA HACKETT
5/12/2020 04:20:34 am

Excited to read the book!

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Sandy Klocinski
5/12/2020 04:30:49 am

Hope you have a terrific Tuesday! Sounds awesome. I really love this

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Debbi Wellenstein
5/12/2020 09:47:08 am

The book sounds like fun, and the cover is great.

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Bernie Wallace
5/15/2020 08:44:22 am

The cover reminds me of the Matrix, Congrats on the release.

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Nina Lewis
5/15/2020 04:15:03 pm

Looks cool!

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latisha depoortere
5/15/2020 06:05:15 pm

This sounds good Thanks for sharing!

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Marcy Meyer
5/16/2020 02:58:23 pm

Interesting and unique cover. Thanks for sharing.

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Jeanna Massman
5/19/2020 03:20:26 am

Thanks for the giveaway! The cover is interesting!

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Diana Hardt
5/19/2020 05:25:19 am

It sounds like an interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

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DebP
5/19/2020 07:02:39 am

That's a very intriguing cover. It really caught my eye.

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Karin
5/19/2020 01:34:10 pm

An interesting premise for this book.

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Paula
5/19/2020 04:38:33 pm

The cover art seems appropriate for the book. Good job.

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Leah Cavendish
5/20/2020 01:58:45 am

This sounds really interesting.

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Carol
5/23/2020 12:42:48 pm

I am always interested to learn about new books to read.

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Dave Gibb
5/26/2020 08:38:35 pm

Wow the cover looks awesome.

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Emily Gibb
5/27/2020 06:00:14 pm

. Im in love. Everything about this is Fabulous... The title... the cover... The description... Pure perfection!!

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Francine Anchondo
6/2/2020 04:14:57 pm

I like the cover

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susan smoaks
6/4/2020 05:05:26 am

i like the cover. i would love to read this.

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Daniel M
6/4/2020 05:34:19 pm

like the cover

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Jennylyn Gross
6/6/2020 01:01:49 pm

love the cover cause it is sooo different

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Betty Curran
6/8/2020 04:27:11 am

I like the cover especially the subtitle.

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Emily B.
6/8/2020 09:50:17 am

Like the binary look! The title is a tongue twister.

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Heather Kaufman
6/8/2020 09:31:27 pm

The cover is cool.

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Sand
6/8/2020 10:16:32 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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Jerry Marquardt
6/8/2020 11:43:36 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Simulation Theory of Consciousness, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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