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Why should it be a "feedback system"? Maybe it is an unnecessary side effect of our complicated brains? For all we know, consciousness is a prerequisite for em
by adwn 11y ago
Why should it be a "feedback system"? Maybe it is an unnecessary side effect of our complicated brains?
For all we know, consciousness is a prerequisite for emotions, and I seriously doubt that a simple optimization algorithm exhibits consciousness.
- sgt101 11y agoThere's no need to doubt - you can see the algorithm written down, there are no symbols spent on consciousness. There are no surges in the network in response to anything apart from the inputs. The sheep, it does not dream - although sometimes I observe them writing on HN.