6-02 Computers can't be conscious.
. . . is disputed by . . .
6-28 Consciousness can be implemented in a functional system.
The claim
Consciousness can be implemented in a functional system. Properly
organized functional states generate consciousness. Such organization
exists in the brain but can be built into computers as well. Conscious
mental states, like all mental states, are best understood as
states with characteristic functional roles; similarly, a mousetrap
is really a mousetrap because of the function it serves, not because
of any particular material, shape, or parts it might have.
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is supported by 6-29 The fading qualia
thought experiment.
is supported by 6-32 Consciousness is
multiply realizable.
is supported by 6-38 Machine functionalism.
is supported by 6-39 Computationalism.
is disputed by 6-49 Consciousness is
an information bearing medium.