consciousness

Consciousness is not Computation — Christof Koch

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Consciousness is among the deepest mysteries we face — and perhaps the most personal. We know it from the inside, yet struggle to explain it from the outside. Our guest, Christof Koch, is a pioneering neuroscientist and one of the most prominent advocates of a scientific approach to consciousness. He has spent decades working at … Read more

Functionalism vs Abduction: Two philosophical tools for thinking about AI consciousness

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Consciousness is at once highly familiar and quintessentially alien.  My consciousness is ever present to me. Arguably it is the only thing to which I have direct access. Everything else must pass through its filters and lenses.  Your consciousness is foreign to me, it is a land I cannot visit. Your actions might appear motivated … Read more