Simulating Consciousness Is Not Real Computation, Researchers Argue

Roger Highfield, Anil Seth and colleagues question whether digital computers, which cannot even accurately simulate simple chaos, can simulate minds; UCL's Maxwell Ramstead separately argues in Behavioral and Brain Sciences that simulating consciousness is not the same as actually performing computation, exposing gaps in AI consciousness arguments.

2026-09-18 ~ 2026-09-18 · 3 related posts

• Digital machines can't faithfully simulate chaos — so why assume they can reproduce a mind? — anilkseth · 2026-09-18
• Ramstead in BBS: simulating consciousness computationally doesn't mean a system literally computes it — mjdramstead · 2026-09-18

1 near-duplicate retellings: mjdramstead