Archived Could completely mechanical machines be self-aware, when being complex enough? (AskScience)
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Archived Could completely mechanical machines be self-aware, when being complex enough? (AskScience)
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[–] goatsandbros 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I wonder whether there is a practical limit to the computing power, given current materials, or maybe even a theoretical limit, at some point. When would friction come into play, or the additive mechanical backlash of all the parts be sufficient to either interfere with the accuracy of the device, or even completely destroy it while in operation? Could atomic factors even come into importance, eventually?
Malicious hacking could even take on new dimensions: give the machine something to do that would cause it to move somehow at its own resonant frequency, and eventually tear itself apart!