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Is Consciousness Computational or Biological?

DOI: 10.64240/19509ab93a (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points	Argues that consciousness may be biologically grounded rather than computationally achievable, raising questions about machine sentience and animal consciousness.

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If consciousness depends on biology rather than computation, could machines ever truly feel—and might simple animals already do so?

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