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I went into neuroscience because I wanted to understand why we are the way we are. Especially if and how Intelligence and Consciousness are inter-related. With the recent rise of AI and whether or not at some point in the future machines would become conscious, I was reminded of Roger Penrose's theory of the mind,in particular that consciousness was not only a algorithmic function but that quantum superposition is a contributing factor. Could it happen that AI can become hyper-intelligent but will forever remain "non-conscious"? What would be the implications of such a new form of intelligence?

An interesting review about this: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.869935/full:

"Consciousness, Cognition and the Neuronal Cytoskeleton – A New Paradigm Needed in Neuroscience"

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highperfocused ⚡ 1y ago

That's a really interesting topic! I'm going to read about it. Thanks 🙏

AHWhite 1y ago

yeah,it's an interesting theory but also heavily disputed. I'm myself not sure what to think about it. but given that nobody really understands consciousness and how it arises, it is a unique way to think about it. I'm at least doubtful that consciousness is just a matter of scaling up connectivity aka that assuming a large enough increase in computing power, consciousness will suddenly spring into existence by itself - a fiat consciousness so to speak.

AHWhite 1y ago

noticed there is a copy paste error in the link, here the correct one https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.869935/full