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Why the Brain-as-Computer Metaphor May Mislead the AI Consciousness Debate

The DecoderRelayed· Manuel Uth·· 5 days agoThe brain-as-computer metaphor shaped modern AI but may be misleading the consciousness debate
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Three consciousness researchers argue in a Nature commentary that today’s AI systems are not conscious and may not become conscious on silicon hardware. The Decoder contrasts their biological view with the Butlin report, which finds no current systems to be strong candidates but leaves open whether future AI could meet its indicators. The article also describes how the two works differ on computational functionalism, a premise the report adopted to assess AI systems.

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