Machines and human consciousness

In today's world, we live in a very complicated and complex society, and in this society, we divide objects into two different categories – those which think, and those which do not. When we are considering about thinking objects, we obviously think of human, monkeys, dogs or cats. When we are considering non-thinking objects, we think of bricks, biscuits or probably plants on the other hand. Moreover, objects that think, does not always seem like thinking all the time, for example such as sleeping. However, objects that do not think are without thoughts and consciousness all the time.
"Conscious being is one which has that feature which you and I have when we are awake but lack when we are asleep. Conscious beings are not necessarily always conscious, whilst the other sort never are."
So, do we classify A.I as a thinking object in the same sense that human beings do too? Indeed, it is a question that everybody asks, and had puzzled many......

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Title: Machines And Human Consciousness
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Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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