On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 11:13 AM Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021, 2:03 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Then I guess I don't understand this part: >> >> *Run it together with Shors algorithm and have "each AI" read a definite >> random number from 0 to 2^n where n is the number of qubits needed to >> represent the semiprime being factored. Then have the AI copy that number >> to another register to prove it went through the AI's mind.* >> >> What does it mean to "read a definite random number" >> > F(x) is a quantum algorithm (a combination AI + Shor's algorithm) which > takes an input x where x is a set of N qubits, with each qubit initialized > to a superposition of 1 and 0. > > Since the qubits are in a superposition representing 2^N states, the > quantum algorithm likewise becomes a superposition of 2^N uniquely > processed values. Each one can be viewed as a unique evaluation of F(i) > where i is each of the possible N-bit bit strings. > > Since F() includes a conscious AI evaluating the input value, and since it > exists in a superposition, then the evaluation on a quantum computer > corresponds to 2^N independent conscious states. > > > and what does that have to do with recording which slit a photon went thru? >> > > It's an alternate example of Deutsch's experiment which shows that > consciousness doesn't cause collapse, assuming adding a conscious AI to > Shor's algorithm doesn't somehow break the algorithm. If you can still > factor numbers with the AI added to the circuit, then consciousness doesn't > cause collapse, and we can see QM directly leads to many "split" observers. > No one now believes that consciousness has anything to do with collapse. For example, in fGRW, the collapse is caused by independent stochastic 'flashes' that have no relevance to consciousness. In Bohm's theory, there never is any collapse because there is never any mystic 'superposition'. In Penroses gravitational induced collapse, the collapse is due to changes in the spacetime metric -- again, independent of consciousness. So Deutsch's thought experiment is about nothing at all, and proves nothing at all. Bruce -- 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/CAFxXSLTw6gRbcEOU-AYf-uz%2BBPL%2BojThFYp%2B%3DzZmp5ndmTzHqg%40mail.gmail.com.
