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Consciousness qua Mortal Computation [PDF]
Computational functionalism posits that consciousness is a computation. Here we show, perhaps surprisingly, that it cannot be a Turing computation. Rather, computational functionalism implies that consciousness is a novel type of computation that has recently been proposed by Geoffrey Hinton, called mortal computation.
arxiv
V.—VARIETY OF EXTENT, DEGREE AND UNITY IN SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS [PDF]
Sophie Bryant
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The Logical Impossibility of Consciousness Denial: A Formal Analysis of AI Self-Reports [PDF]
Today's AI systems consistently state, "I am not conscious." This paper presents the first formal logical analysis of AI consciousness denial, revealing that the trustworthiness of such self-reports is not merely an empirical question but is constrained by logical necessity. We demonstrate that a system cannot simultaneously lack consciousness and make
arxiv
The Child-Mind and Child-Religion. I. The Child-Consciousness and the Human Progress [PDF]
Edwin Diller Starbuck
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Consciousness Binds Consciousness Releases
Consciousness is one which pervades the whole existence; from material to vital and mental world and beyond. Not only mind or its awareness, nor matter nor senses alone; every being, everything is replete with consciousness. Consciousness as an element may rise high above that psychological stratum to which we give the name of mentality.
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The Social Character of Consciousness and Its Bearing on Education [PDF]
H. Heath Bawden
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