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I really don't get people who think consciousness emerges from an algorithm basically, that can be transferred to software. If someone built a gigantic abacus
by smky80 13y ago
I really don't get people who think consciousness emerges from an algorithm basically, that can be transferred to software.
If someone built a gigantic abacus and used to slowly simulate a brain, would that cause a consciousness to emerge?
- andrewflnr 13y agoIf you're a materialist, yes, as far as I can tell simulating a brain or running any sort of equivalent software must cause consciousness to arise. Speed is not really part of the question. It's the shape of the computation that determines consciousness.