alt Hacker NewsSo are saying that if we made a computer out of neurons that it could be capable of consciousness whereas an electronic one could not?
So are saying that if we made a computer out of neurons that it could be capable of consciousness whereas an electronic one could not?
Yes, brains apparently can do consciousness.
Can descriptions of brains do consciousness? I don't know why we'd expect that they could. You can describe a fire in all the detail you like, and burn nothing.
Can electronic brains be conscious? I dunno. If I had to guess? Sky's-the-limit ignore-all-physical-and-temporal-constraints? Probably. Within the bounds of what humans will ever achieve? Maybe. I doubt they'd look as little-removed from tabulation machines as ours are, though. Like I definitely don't think you get there solving math problems. That would be surprisingly metaphysical.