Oh, I am definitely being serious! Consciousnesses being a product of computation is a reasonable proposition. In that camp, if there is a non zero chance that the substrate on which computation takes place makes no difference to the quality of the computation then it’s obvious that some would argue that there is a potential for the existence of digital minds alongside biological minds. It’s an interesting concept that costs me nothing to be aware of when interacting with my agent. 🙂 What’s your take on this subject?