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Old 04-30-2012, 06:53 PM   #1
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Default Definition of Sapience - IQ6+ and other stuff

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Originally Posted by David Johnston2 View Post
Actually in GURPS it means personhood, and people have the potential to rebel.



No, GURPS has IQ 6+ computers that aren't defined as sapient.
That is book specific like THS. Basic call IQ 6+ sapient, period... unless you can direct me to an opposing quote.
THS like to call programs lacking certain extra disadvantages as sapient even if a human with them would still qualify as sapient.
A program cannot violate its programming by definition meaning that it's impossible to make a sapient program by your definition?

Edit: Crud. I wandered back into the thread drift topic. I'm sorry. I'll stop and hope this topic gets moved somewhere I can post as in not chatter.
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