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Mindscape 339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology

Philosopher Ned Block challenges computational functionalism, arguing that consciousness may depend on specific biological or sub-computational mechanisms rather than just the 'what' of computation, with profound implications for AI.

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