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A comment on A Neuroscientist’s Theory of How Networks Become Conscious (2013).

Re:A Neuroscientist’s Theory of How Networks Become Consciou... by 3beard on Thursday October 30, 2014 @06:24AM (#8532155)
The idea you can magically "generate" consciousness by running an algorithm is really silly superstition.
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Re:A Neuroscientist’s Theory of How Networks Become Consciou... by sebastianconcpt on Thursday October 30, 2014 @09:32AM (#8532777)
Completely agree.

Also as theory is essentially useless as it does not predict anything.

They are throwing darts in the dark and making it sound cool.

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