“True AI is impossible—we'll never create genuine machine consciousness”
Agree
- Consciousness requires biology
- Symbol manipulation isn't understanding
- Chinese room proves it
- Soul can't emerge from code
- We're not even close currently
Disagree
- Brain is just biological computer
- Consciousness is emergent property
- Nothing magical about neurons
- We'll build it without understanding it
- Doubts always precede breakthroughs
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