Introducing Artificial Intelligence (Henry Brighton and Howard Selina) / quote 4 of 68

Penrose: conventional computers cannot be conscious

Like Searle, Penrose argues that conventional computing machinery cannot support consciousness. A conscious mind requires very specific physical characteristics.

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