I have an inherent problem with these discussions: I'm not convinced a simulation can be conscious.
There's an xkcd comic titled "A Bunch of Rocks" at https://www.xkcd.com/505/. Could dropping rocks in the sand to simulate a turing machine produce a conscious being? If not, why can a computer?
There's an xkcd comic titled "A Bunch of Rocks" at https://www.xkcd.com/505/. Could dropping rocks in the sand to simulate a turing machine produce a conscious being? If not, why can a computer?