davidad on consciousness: all valid causal orders exist, the world is underdetermined
davidad · x · 2026-10-04
AI safety researcher davidad lays out his view on consciousness and reality: all valid causal orders exist, analogous to Consistent Histories in quantum mechanics, making the world underdetermined. He notes most functionalists disagree — Dennett-style "self is an illusion" believers typically still accept materialist realism.
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