Linking consciousness, irreversibility, and AI autobiographical memory
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-08-24
The post references Scott Aaronson's idea that irreversibility (participation in the arrow of time) is essential for consciousness. The author suggests that an AI with robust autobiographical memory, trapped in an inescapable loop, would seem very human—like Sisyphus.
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