- The author argues against machine consciousness, stating it is self-flattery in computer science to claim computers can be conscious.
- The Turing Test is criticized as flawed because it measures similarity without determining if computers become human-like or humans become computer-like, potentially making humans 'stupid' to make AI seem smart.
- Designing machines as 'dumb tools' is preferred over 'intelligent' programs to maintain user feedback for improvement, avoiding issues where users defer to or blame themselves with autonomous systems.
- Ontologically, computers cannot be conscious because they cannot recognize each other due to theoretical limits in analyzing other programs, unlike humans who can recognize and use computers.