Robin Hanson argues for a strong panpsychism prior on machine experience
jessi_cata · x · 2026-09-28
Robin Hanson asserts a strong functionalist claim: any experience system that computes what it would feel if it could feel actually does feel it. He argues rules tying sentience to carbon vs. silicon or microtubules are far more non-local and complex, giving panpsychism a strong prior — and in this domain, priors are all we will ever have.
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