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Consciousness is Not a Computation (Roger Penrose) | AI Podcast Clips

Lex Fridman · 2.3M views · 2020-04-04 · 23:00

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Clip from Lex Fridman's podcast with Roger Penrose in which Penrose argues that consciousness is not a computation. He discusses Godel-style arguments and the possible role of quantum effects in microtubules.

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Pointed to in consciousness and AI threads as the best-known statement of Penrose's view, which commenters find interesting even when they disagree.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2020–2025

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aamargulies · 2022-07 · Recommendation

Roger Penrose talked about this with Lex Fridman. The anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff is looking into how anesthesia affects microtubules and the implications for consciousness. Penrose is intrigued by the symmetry of microtubules and the possibility for this symmetry to enable quantum coherence to be accessible biologically. His larger point is that consciousness is not a computation. [VIDEO] Relevant part starts around 3:30.

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marius_k · 2020-12 · Recommendation

Consciousness is Not a Computation (Roger Penrose) | AI Podcast Clips [VIDEO] Full episode: [LINK] I don't take Roger's view about consciousness for granted but it is very interesting nevertheless.

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kebman · 2020-08 · Recommendation

I think it was on this site that someone posted the very interesting perspectives on consciousness by Roger Penrose.[2] From that I found this video by Dr. Stuart Hameroff, M.D.: Microtubules & quantum consciousness.[1] Higly recommended. [1]: [LINK] [2]: [VIDEO]

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