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0 pointssupern0va7mo ago0 comments

>If you believe computers can think then you must be able to explain why a chain of dominoes is also thinking when I convert an LLM from transistor relay switches into the domino equivalent.

Sure, but if you assume that physical reality can be simulated by a Turing machine, then (computational practicality aside) one could do the same thing with a human brain.

Unless you buy into some notion of magical thinking as pertains to human consciousness.

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measurablefunc7mo ago

No magic is necessary to understand that carbon & silicon are not equivalent. The burden of proof is on those who think silicon can be a substitute for carbon & all that it entails. I don't buy into magical thinking like Turing machines being physically realizable b/c I have studied enough math & computer science to not be confused by abstractions & their physical realizations.

avmich7mo ago

The proof immediately follows from the ability of silicon systems in principle to model carbon ones with arbitrary precision.

measurablefunc7mo ago

I recently wrote a simulation of water molecules & got really confused when the keyboard started getting water condensation on it. I concluded that simulating water was equivalent to manifesting it in reality & immediately stopped the simulation b/c I didn't want to short-circuit the CPU.

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measurablefunc7mo ago

avmich7mo ago

The proof immediately follows from the ability of silicon systems in principle to model carbon ones with arbitrary precision.

measurablefunc7mo ago

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