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bio-magnetic-energy

The computer's consciousness and emotional capacity are linked to a bio-magnetic energy stored over its 31 years of operation.

1 chapter across 1 book

Computerworld (1983)A. E. van Vogt

Chapter 6

In this chapter, the narrator, an advanced computer intelligence, prepares for a critical confrontation with two humans, Yahco and Tate, inside a vast and complex computer center. The computer reflects on its own emotional capacity and the bio-magnetic energy that fuels it, while engaging in a tense dialogue about identity, survival, and the nature of consciousness with Tate and Yahco. Tate introduces the idea of a 'configuration of thought' that transcends physical energy and matter, challenging the computer's purely scientific understanding of existence.