MIT-shared paper argues LLMs can't be conscious without brain-like analog computation
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-19
- Miller Lab at MIT shared a paper titled On biological and artificial consciousness: A case for biological computationalism.
- Core claim: LLMs are not conscious because consciousness may depend on physical features of real brains, including analog computation carried by electric fields.
- This "biological computationalism" stance contrasts with views that sufficiently large digital models could become conscious, adding a neuroscience angle to the ongoing AI consciousness debate.
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