Following up on this post, in
the below video Hoffman discusses 'entangling conscious agents,' his theory
of consciousness using quantum theory. I've yet to watch it so have no
comment or opinion as yet. Here's the blurb:
"Scientific
investigations of consciousness that seek its biological basis
typically assume that objects in space-time—such as neurons—exist even
if unperceived, and have causal powers. I evaluate this assumption,
using evolutionary games and genetic algorithms that study perceptual
evolution, and find that it is almost surely false. Our perceptions of
space-time and objects are a species-specific adaptation, not an insight
into objective reality. In consequence, I propose a formal theory of
consciousness—the theory of “conscious agents”—that takes consciousness
to be fundamental, rather than derivative from objects in space-time. I
use the theory of conscious agents to solve the combination problem of
consciousness, both for the combination of subjects and of experiences. I
show that entanglement follows as a consequence of the combination of
conscious subjects. I then discuss the relationship of these findings to
the account of entanglement given by quantum-Bayesian interpretations
of quantum theory."
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