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Just for sake of everything, I am not equating noncomputablity with nondeterminism, I am saying that quantum computing does not give you... -
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Noncomputability is a different thing from nondeterminism. It's actually related to undecidability, as is seen in the halting problem...
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nomadreid reacted to pines-demon's post in the thread Undergrad Prof Mike Wiest's proposed link between quantum and consciousness with Like.
This is what I find hand-wavy. It is well know that a classical computer can simulate anything a quantum computer can do (just in more...
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It should be noted that there are plenty of others who disagree with this point of view. One of the most notable arguments against it...
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nomadreid reacted to Nugatory's post in the thread Undergrad Prof Mike Wiest's proposed link between quantum and consciousness with Like.
It is not impossible that more years (decades?) of AI development will lead to conscious physical systems In which the underlying...
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nomadreid reacted to mitchell porter's post in the thread Undergrad Prof Mike Wiest's proposed link between quantum and consciousness with Like.
There is no consensus about how anything physical, classical or quantum, manages to relate to consciousness; and yet there needs to be...
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nomadreid reacted to sbrothy's post in the thread Undergrad Prof Mike Wiest's proposed link between quantum and consciousness with Like.
On the face of it it almost sounds like it belongs in my "philosophy thread". Whenever I hear (read) "quantum" and "consciousness" in...
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I can see why searching for quantum phenomena in the brain would be encouraged or at least interesting to look into it. But I cannot...
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nomadreid reacted to mitchell porter's post in the thread Undergrad Prof Mike Wiest's proposed link between quantum and consciousness with Like.
I worked for Hameroff for a year. I consider their theory a great contribution, because of how mind-opening it is. In my opinion, if...