> On 14 Sep 2019, at 04:45, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This should be of interest to the list: > > 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/16698607-b254-554e-958d-b67c04e550b6%40verizon.net.
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