The slicing problem: a clever reductio against computational functionalism about consciousness
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-11-07
JacquesThibs highlights the "slicing problem," described by algekalipso as one of the cleverest reductios against computational functionalism about consciousness. He finds it suspicious that functionalists often dismiss such arguments — possibly because they don't want to discount AI consciousness on silicon rather than because the arguments fail. A substantive debate on AI consciousness and alignment philosophy.
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