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Refuting Strong AI: Why Consciousness Cannot Be Algorithmic
Andrew Knight
(Submitted on 11 Jun 2019)
While physicalism requires only that a conscious state depends entirely
on an underlying physical state, it is often assumed that consciousness
is algorithmic and that conscious states can be copied, such as by
copying or digitizing the human brain. In an effort to further elucidate
the physical nature of consciousness, I challenge these assumptions and
attempt to prove the Single Stream of Consciousness Theorem (SSCT): that
a conscious entity cannot experience more than one stream of
consciousness from a given conscious state. Assuming only that
consciousness is a purely physical phenomenon, it is shown that both
Special Relativity and Multiverse theory independently imply SSCT and
that the Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics is inadequate
to counter it. Then, SSCT is shown to be incompatible with Strong
Artificial Intelligence, implying that consciousness cannot be created
or simulated by a computer. Finally, SSCT is shown to imply that a
conscious state cannot be physically reset to an earlier conscious state
nor can it be duplicated by any physical means. The profound but
counterintuitive implications of these conclusions are briefly discussed.
Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph);
Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
Cite as: arXiv:1906.10177 [physics.hist-ph]
(or arXiv:1906.10177v1 [physics.hist-ph] for this version)
Brent
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