The author of the book has an essay here that discusses some of the themes: http...

		irickt on May 17, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazing Source Code Related Easter Egg in Ex Machi... The author of the book has an essay here that discusses some of the themes: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mpsha/ShanahanJCS2012.pdf And here is a critique: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/271843/1/harnad-shanahan.pdf Caution: philosophical zombies ahead.