Grady Booch and Neuroscientist Clash Over Consciousness

Software engineering legend Grady Booch argued on X that consciousness is a spectrum with no operational threshold, while neuroscientist Erik Hoel countered that the definition of consciousness is actually uncontroversial, sparking a heated exchange.

2026-10-08 ~ 2026-10-09 · 3 related posts

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