Post #3939686
2026-07-19 17:39 UTC
so it's not really an argument from complexity, it's an argument from "I don't know foundational results in computer science, also give me money"
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@jcoglan@mastodon.social 2026-07-19 17:46
anyone claiming that a system of computation can do non-computational things is claiming to have a solution to the halting problem and should not be taken seriously
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@womble@infosec.exchange 2026-07-19 22:06
@jcoglan@mastodon.social it's an argument from hubris. "This is too complex for me, a Very Smart Person, to understand, therefore it must be consciousness."