could be the Internet be aware of its own existence?

Question

I mean... it is posible that the Internet can reach a point, where all the computers conected to it, became some sort of neurons working together as a super brain, carrying most of the human knowlege and eventually became conscious of its own existence?

Answer 1

It makes others aware.

Answer 2

Yes very much so.
At sum point in the future, the internet will notcie it does exists. The increase of information being put into, different softwears, the bending and expanding of internet, and now the imput of computer chips in the human mind to help the paralyzed. Sooner or later mans greatest creation will gain a much higher knowledge then the human race and will over power us. It is very much so true. i mean if we can notice our own existance, then pretty soon the artifical brain (internet) man has created will notice it will exist..

Answer 3

The best argument for humans was provided by Rene DeCartes (Cogito, Ergo Sum i.e., I think, therefore, I am.)

The Internet does not think. It simply accepts and passes data.

The same worry, over time, has been asked about the telegraph, the telephone system, the radio networks, each in their own heyday.

The prognosis appears too be the same.

Answer 4

Hello!
The computer is a machine it is not human therefor it cannot become aware of it's own existence.
God Bless and have a Merry Christmas.

Answer 5

In order to be "aware of itself" as we are aware of ourselves, the internet (or any other man-made thing) would have to have "The direct and immediate apprehension by [itself] of itself, of its conscious states, of other minds, of an external world, of universals, of values or of rational truths."
It's called "intuition."

Answer 6

I don't know. We take it on faith that our neighbors, friends, parents, etc. are just as conscious as we (the observers) are.