Les Isley Author

  • Can AI Be Conscious and Could We Ever Know For Sure?

    Can AI Be Conscious and Could We Ever Know For Sure?

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    The answer will depend largely on whether the materialists or the dualists are right. Is matter all there is, or is there something more? Are our brains just meat computers, or do we have a mind that is distinct from our brain? Before we talk about consciousness we should try to define it and ask…

  • Interview A. L. Buehrer

    Les: Hi August , welcome. Please introduce yourself, how long have you been writing, and what kind of books have you written?  August: I’ve been writing novels for about twelve years. I started when I was thirteen with a science fiction novel which became a trilogy. I published the series, actually. It’s called The Stardrift…

  • Meus Apparatus Dominus Meus

    Meus Apparatus Dominus Meus

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    A nightmarish fog held Professor Nigel Price in its grip. What’s happening? I can’t think. Do I even remember who I am? — I’m Nigel; Nigel Price, I’m a professor of robotics at the Burton Heights Institute of Technology. Where am I?   He tried to open his eyes. The light was soft, but he felt…

  • Interview: Andrew M. Seddon

    Les: Hi Andrew, welcome. Please introduce yourself, how long have you been writing, and what kind of books have you written? Andrew: Hi Les. Thanks for having me. I was born in Leicester, England. My parents are from Liverpool. I have lived in the US since the late 1960’s – mostly in the East –…

  • Because I’m Human

    Because I’m Human

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    Two boys, a robot baby, and a joke gone wrong. A story about empathy, pressure, and the human feelings we project onto machines