NYU talk argues 30+ years of consciousness research may be partly wrong
birchlse · x · 2026-10-24
Matthias Michel gave a talk at NYU titled "The Magic Room Problem and the Computational Architecture of Unconscious Processing," arguing this is the most pressing problem in consciousness science today. If correct, a significant part of the past 30+ years of consciousness research might be wrong; he explains how to mitigate it.
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