"A description of an apple will never grow an apple tree" — the symbol vs being AI debate
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-03
Gerard Sans weighs in on the AI consciousness debate with an analogy: a storm simulation will never get you wet, and a description of an apple will never grow an apple tree. He argues the more meaningful distinction is "being vs describing" — a symbolic description cannot become a being.
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