Thanks for sharing, Bob. I think this research is valuable.
What are your thoughts on the pen and paper argument against computational functionalism (CF)? I am open to consciousness being possible in non-biological systems, but I reject CF. I do not see how any set of AND, OR, and NOT operations could itself be conscious (even if implemented with pen and paper). Digital computers are implementations of these operations. So I do not think they can be conscious.
Thanks for sharing, Bob. I think this research is valuable.
What are your thoughts on the pen and paper argument against computational functionalism (CF)? I am open to consciousness being possible in non-biological systems, but I reject CF. I do not see how any set of AND, OR, and NOT operations could itself be conscious (even if implemented with pen and paper). Digital computers are implementations of these operations. So I do not think they can be conscious.