Low-level quantum effects are uncomputable
The biological phenomena that underlie consciousness operate at a level which quantum effects could exert an influence. Because quantum effects are not computable, the brain and consciousness may be noncomputational and nonalgorithmic.

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Roger Penrose, 1990.

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Artificial Intelligence »Artificial Intelligence
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Can computers think? [1] »Can computers think? [1]
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Yes: because a brain is a computer »Yes: because a brain is a computer
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The operation of the brain is computable »The operation of the brain is computable
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Low-level quantum effects are uncomputable
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Assumes a miracle »Assumes a miracle
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Law of large numbers »Law of large numbers
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Quantum effects irrelevant to symbolic processes »Quantum effects irrelevant to symbolic processes
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Roger Penrose »Roger Penrose
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