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It is physically impossible for AI to ever develop consciousness
Abstract: No matter how technically sophisticated AI may become, it is physically impossible for it to become conscious, because consciousness requires a biological substrate. The substrate-dependence theory is the best theory that we have of consciousness. By contrast, functional properties alone are not sufficient for consciousness, so even if AI were to replicate the functional properties of the brain, that would not result in consciousness. David Chalmers' fading qualia thought experiment purports to prove that machine consciousness is possible, but it fails. Overall, there's no reason to believe that machine consciousness is physically possible.
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Abstract: No matter how technically sophisticated AI may become, it is physically impossible for it to become conscious, because consciousness requires a biological substrate. The substrate-dependence theory is the best theory that we have of consciousness. By contrast, functional properties alone are not sufficient for consciousness, so even if AI were to replicate the functional properties of the brain, that would not result in consciousness. David Chalmers' fading qualia thought experiment purports to prove that machine consciousness is possible, but it fails. Overall, there's no reason to believe that machine consciousness is physically possible.
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