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AI: Questions for Roger Penrose on Orch-OR quantum consciousness, sentience

By David Stephen There is a recent feature on Space Daily, Physicist Roger Penrose has spent decades arguing that consciousness isn’t something the brain produces, but that explaining it will require physics we haven’t yet discovered, stating that, “Roger Penrose does not think a computer will ever be conscious, and he does not think a brain running on […]

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