I'll admit it does get a little philosophical, but: No. The "pilot wave", in pilot wave theory, is a mathematical object identical to the universal wavefunctio

I'll admit it does get a little philosophical, but: No. The "pilot wave", in pilot wave theory, is a mathematical object identical to the universal wavefunction of the many-worlds interpretation. As such, if you believe that computation is all is required for consciousness to exist (and there's no separate "is real" tag on the math), then it's an incoherent concept. I fall on that side myself, but I can't convincingly argue that it's the right philosophical stance to take. I've yet to see anyone give a proof, it just seems most likely.