Based on computational functionalism and Hofstadter's hierarchical isomorphism theory, this study demonstrates the functional isomorphism and content differences between human and machine consciousness, revealing the possibility of machines evolving from formal systems to non-formal systems. It puts forward a three-tier ethical conflict framework of "consciousness maintenance−consciousness...
What is consciousness? Even to this day, human knowledge still cannot provide a definitive answer to this question. Dualistic theories, which separate consciousness from matter, and reductionist theories, which reduce consciousness to neurobiological processes, encounter unsolvable dilemmas when attempting to answer what consciousness is. Starting from a perspective of falsification-based...