Having watched Penrose and Hammeroff for a while now, IF microtubules contribute to consciousness experience then it is the collapse (or inference) that gives it wheels.
I'm laughing here because when I posted their ideas to HN oh so long ago, I got downvoted to oblivion because "there's no way organic matter can act as a quantum device". For a place that considers itself a "safe" place to explore ideas, it can be quite dangerous to share too much too early, sometimes.
Time will tell, but my instincts are that we're getting close. We needed computers dreaming first, and we have that now with generative networks!
I'm laughing here because when I posted their ideas to HN oh so long ago, I got downvoted to oblivion because "there's no way organic matter can act as a quantum device". For a place that considers itself a "safe" place to explore ideas, it can be quite dangerous to share too much too early, sometimes.
Time will tell, but my instincts are that we're getting close. We needed computers dreaming first, and we have that now with generative networks!