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The article delves into the philosophical and scientific debates surrounding the nature of consciousness and its potential in AI. Explore why modern neuroscience and AI fall short of creating genuine awareness, the limits of current technology, and the profound philosophical questions that challenge our understanding of mind and machine. Discover why the pursuit of conscious machines might be more about myth than reality.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019c17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"019c17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">Article by <strong>Peter D'Autry<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63690f5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63690f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef89b4d\" data-id=\"ef89b4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0353b26 elementor-widget__width-auto read-time elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0353b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145b8d8 eae-pop-btn-align-left brief-modal dc-has-condition dc-condition-not_empty elementor-widget__width-auto eae-pop-btn-type-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-wts-modal-popup\" data-id=\"145b8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wts-modal-popup.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-popup-wrapper eae-popup-479176856\" data-id=\"479176856\"\n\t\t\tdata-preview-modal=\"\" data-close-button-type=\"icon\"\n\t\t\tdata-close-btn=\"fas fa-times\" data-close-in-out=\"true\" data-effect =>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"eae-popup-link icon-position-before\"\n\t\t\tdata-id=\"479176856\" data-ctrl-id=\"145b8d8\" href=\"#479176856\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eae-popup-btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-align-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eae-popup-btn-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIDEAS IN BRIEF\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"479176856\" class=\"eae-popup-479176856 mfp-hide eae-popup-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-popup-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-modal-title mfp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Computers Can\u2019t Be Conscious\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eae-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14486\" class=\"elementor elementor-14486\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b5b30d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b5b30d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b101fc0\" data-id=\"b101fc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c57f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c57f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The article examines why computers, despite advancements, cannot achieve consciousness like humans. It challenges the assumption that mimicking human behavior equates to genuine consciousness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It critiques the reductionist approach of equating neural activity with consciousness and argues that the &#8220;hard problem&#8221; of consciousness remains unsolved. The piece also discusses the limitations of both neuroscience and AI in addressing this problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The article disputes the notion that increasing complexity in AI will lead to consciousness, highlighting that understanding and experience cannot be solely derived from computational processes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It emphasizes the importance of physical interaction and the lived experience in consciousness, arguing that AI lacks the embodied context necessary for genuine understanding and consciousness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab0073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab0073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-bottom\">\n<div class=\"modal-bottom__social\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iib-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The article examines why computers, despite advancements, cannot achieve consciousness like humans. 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