Gödel shows machines can't be fully conscious SupportiveArgument #1128

A machine needs a consciousness-producing part—eg a Gödelizing operator—to understand its own Gödel sentence. Hence, machines can have partial consciousness at best; unlike humans, who don't need a special part to reflect on themselves.
John Lucas (1961).



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IssueAre thinking computers mathematically possible? [7]
PositionNo: computers are limited by Gödel's theorems
SupportiveArgumentGödel shows machines can't be fully conscious
OpposingArgumentGödel sentences are not self-referential
OpposingArgumentLucas' interpretation allows conscious machines
OpposingArgumentMachines don't need new parts
AdvocacyJohn Lucas
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