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[moo]

I don't believe there is any misrepresentation as there is no claim that the robot is self aware or cognizant.

Actually that was exactly the impression I got from the following statement:

In a way, Bongard said, the robot is "conscious" on a primitive level, because it thinks to itself, "What would happen if I do this?"

Far as I can tell, it's no more "conscious" than any other problem solving app, just a bit more sophisticated than some. And IMO it isn't "adapting" any more than your car's onboard computer does when adjusting fuel/air/timing/etc. in response to varying weather and altitude conditions.

moo