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Processing Power

Processing Power

Or, it's nothing to do with processing power.

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Stephen Palmer
Jul 22, 2023
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Is human consciousness a consequence of processing power or other technical/biological power factors?

In his classic novel Neuromancer, William Gibson presents the reader with a plot that involves two AIs merging to create a conscious whole – a so-called superconsciousness: “… the sum total of the works, the whole show…” as it is put at the novel’s end. …

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