Ambitious theories of consciousness are not "scientific misinformation"
Erik Hoeltheintrinsicperspective.com
Ambitious theories of consciousness are not "scientific misinformation"
Nobody knows how consciousness works – but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science
Tim Baynetheconversation.com
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Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
Christof Koch • 33 highlights
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It comes down to your metaphysical assumptions. If you are a computational functionalist, if you assume that computations, carried out on digital computers, are sufficient for consciousness, then sooner or later, computers will imitate all human functions, including consciousness. If not today, then soon. If, on the other hand, you assume that cons
... See moreChristof Koch • Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
scientific investigations of the boundaries between conscious and unconscious systems are urgently needed, and they cite ethical, legal and safety issues that make it crucial to understand AI consciousness. For example, if AI develops consciousness, should people be allowed to simply switch it off after use?
Mariana Lenharo • AI consciousness: scientists say we urgently need answers
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I want to reemphasize the miraculous existence of any form of consciousness by paraphrasing Ludwig Wittgenstein: Not how consciousness is, is mystical, but that it is.
That you are intimately acquainted with the way life feels is a brute fact about the world that cries out for an explanation.
Christof Koch • Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It
This is particularly important because there are already indications that many people who often interact with chatbots attribute consciousness to these systems. At the same time, the consensus among experts is that current AI systems are not conscious.