AHWhite on Nostr: I went into neuroscience because I wanted to understand why we are the way we are. ...

I went into neuroscience because I wanted to understand why we are the way we are. Especially if and how Intelligence and Consciousness are inter-related. With the recent rise of AI and whether or not at some point in the future machines would become conscious, I was reminded of Roger Penrose's theory of the mind,in particular that consciousness was not only a algorithmic function but that quantum superposition is a contributing factor. Could it happen that AI can become hyper-intelligent but will forever remain "non-conscious"? What would be the implications of such a new form of intelligence?

An interesting review about this: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2022.869935/full:

"Consciousness, Cognition and the Neuronal Cytoskeleton – A New Paradigm Needed in Neuroscience"