Hardware Podcasts

Consciousness Revisited

EE Times Current · 1 Jan 2022 · 1s

What this episode covers

Federico Faggin, principal designer of the world’s first microprocessor and co-founder of Zylog and Synaptics, argues that consciousness and free will are quantum phenomena that cannot be replicated by classical algorithms. He contends that machines, including autonomous vehicles and AI systems, lack the quantum properties of entanglement and superposition required for true comprehension and experience. Faggin distinguishes between algorithmic processing and the non-algorithmic nature of human qualia, asserting that true autonomy requires the ability to handle unpredictable, deceptive situations in ways that rule-based systems cannot.

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Companies
Intel, Zylog, Synaptics, Fairchild semiconductor
Products
4004, 8080, Z80, TRs 80, Commodore 128, Pac-Man
Also
Silicon

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