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Conscious Machines: Impossible Feat, Ethical Nightmare, or Evolution’s Next Step?

  • Artificial Intelligence, Cognition, Cognitive Science, Consciousness, Ethics, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychedelics, Quantum Computing

Is consciousness the next frontier of technology? Explore how AI, psychedelics, and philosophy converge to challenge our understanding of awareness, reality, and what it means to be truly alive.

Article by Oliver Inderwildi
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Conscious Machines: Impossible Feat, Ethical Nightmare, or Evolution’s Next Step?
  • This article delves into the enigma of consciousness, exploring its emergence, malleability, and the philosophical debate on whether it can exist independently of biological systems.
  • It examines key factors driving consciousness into mainstream discourse, including advancements in AI, the resurgence of psychedelics in mental health, and the influence of popular culture and science literature.
  • The piece critically evaluates the possibility of machine consciousness, contrasting philosophical perspectives on its feasibility and implications for ethics, technology, and our understanding of reality.
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Why Computers Can’t Be Conscious

  • Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Robotics

Is true consciousness in computers a possibility, or merely a fantasy? The article delves into the philosophical and scientific debates surrounding the nature of consciousness and its potential in AI. Explore why modern neuroscience and AI fall short of creating genuine awareness, the limits of current technology, and the profound philosophical questions that challenge our understanding of mind and machine. Discover why the pursuit of conscious machines might be more about myth than reality.

Article by Peter D'Autry
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Why Computers Can’t Be Conscious
  • The article examines why computers, despite advancements, cannot achieve consciousness like humans. It challenges the assumption that mimicking human behavior equates to genuine consciousness.
  • It critiques the reductionist approach of equating neural activity with consciousness and argues that the “hard problem” of consciousness remains unsolved. The piece also discusses the limitations of both neuroscience and AI in addressing this problem.
  • The article disputes the notion that increasing complexity in AI will lead to consciousness, highlighting that understanding and experience cannot be solely derived from computational processes.
  • It emphasizes the importance of physical interaction and the lived experience in consciousness, arguing that AI lacks the embodied context necessary for genuine understanding and consciousness.
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