Gigantor is still under human control
Because a human runs the central console that in turn controls the Norwegians, Gigantor is still under human control. So the requirement that information processing be constrained by natural law remains unsatisfied.
Argument anticipated by Selmer Bringsjord (1992).

         

The argument as anticipated by Bringsjord

Bringsjord's original version of this argument is:

"For Pollock will have a cogent reply to our new thought-experiment. He will say that while now the Norwegians are no longer working willingly, it still remains the case that the whole Lone Star production is under the control of Jones; and Jones is working willingly. This reply gives rise to our third thought-experiment, E3" (S. Bringsjord, 1992, p. 222).

References

Bringsjord, Selmer. 1992. What Robots Can and Can't Be. Boston: Kluwer.
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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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No: computers can't be conscious [6] »No: computers can't be conscious [6]
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Implementable in functional system »Implementable in functional system
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Consciousness is multiply realisable »Consciousness is multiply realisable
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Absent qualia problem »Absent qualia problem
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Mental states only arise under the constraints of natural law »Mental states only arise under the constraints of natural law
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Drugged Gigantor-building Norwegians in Texas »Drugged Gigantor-building Norwegians in Texas
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