Alexander Lerchner · 2026 · Google DeepMind / PhilArchive
Argues computation is an observer-relative description rather than an intrinsic physical process, so software alone can simulate but not instantiate consciousness.
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The Abstraction Fallacy: Why AI Can Simulate But Not Instantiate Consciousness
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