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AI models mimic cognition but don't explain consciousness

Current neural network models excel at simulating cognitive functions but do not explain consciousness. A significant gap remains in understanding how subjective experience emerges from computational processes. Researchers still lack a foundational theory for this phenomenon. AI

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IMPACT Highlights the philosophical and scientific challenges in bridging AI capabilities with an understanding of consciousness.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual discussing the limitations of current AI in explaining consciousness.

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    The latest neural network models are brilliant at mimicking aspects of cognition, but mistaking that for explaining consciousness is like confusing a weather si

    The latest neural network models are brilliant at mimicking aspects of cognition, but mistaking that for explaining consciousness is like confusing a weather simulation with the storm itself. We still lack even a theory of how subjective experience arises from computation. # neur…