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Philosopher argues digital minds may be conscious at hardware level

A LessWrong post explores the philosophical debate around digital consciousness, arguing that the focus on substrate independence versus dependence misses a crucial point. The author, a physicalist panpsychist, suggests that consciousness might be a property of all matter to varying degrees. The piece differentiates between functional and phenomenal consciousness, emphasizing that the latter is key to moral patienthood and that digital minds may possess subjective experiences that are difficult to ascertain. AI

影响 Explores the philosophical underpinnings of AI consciousness, prompting deeper consideration of digital minds' potential subjective experiences.

排序理由 The cluster contains a philosophical opinion piece on AI consciousness, not a release or research finding.

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Philosopher argues digital minds may be conscious at hardware level

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · cube_flipper ·

    If digital computers are conscious, they are conscious at the hardware level

    <p><span>Contemporary debate over the moral patienthood of digital minds misses the forest for the trees. Mainstream opinion is divided into </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicalism"><i><span>physicalist</span></i></a><span> and </span><a href="https://en.wikiped…