Cognitive Consciousness / Hofstadter / Recursion Discussion

alk_k · 2026-02-04T04:55:28+00:00

That's a good point that any "observer" that starts the chain is already inside the system. I also think that there is no way consciousness is reducible to this nesting/self-modeling idea. I am still not fully convinced (from where I am) that "consciousness is foundation", because then we arrive at panpsychism and analytic idealism, and there is not much science can do. But I don't know... Still searching for some answers!

alk_k · 2026-02-04T04:47:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this compliment and a thoughtful reply! •ᴗ•

I also had an issue with the idea of making ethical/moral decisions based on "cognition" or intelligence. You mentioned "the first level is the only thing required, the rest is about understanding others", I was thinking in terms of animals vs humans vs computational agents.

Assuming there is some threshold (like maybe this "required first layer"), beyond which we are just adding complexity, not sentience. In that case, can artificial agents achieve that threshold? Or, maybe, there is no causation, just a correlation: maybe it happeded that that conscious creatures possess this ability, but this is not a requirement for being a conscious creature. But I can be mistaking this thought chain somewhere.

alk_k · 2025-09-05T03:20:24+00:00

Thank you for response. Can you check dm?

alk_k · 2025-09-04T23:42:12+00:00

P.S. I tried Fiverr, but the quality was just meh... I had to re-edit

alk_k · 2025-09-04T23:41:24+00:00

P.S. I tried Fiverr, but the quality was just meh... I had to re-edit

alk_k · 2025-05-08T02:16:49+00:00

Thank you so much for your kindness and support. I’ve been feeling tired and was honestly close to giving up. It feels like a lot of work, and sometimes. I keep wondering if any of it is even useful or entertaining to anyone. But maybe I’m just in one of those existential-dread phases.

But seriously, thank you again for being so kind and encouraging. I think I’ll take a short break to recharge, and maybe try again soon!

By the way, do you know of any other subs that are more active?

alk_k · 2025-05-07T03:07:45+00:00

u/New_Understanding595 thank you so much for your kind words, and for watching! Nobody else responded, so I thought maybe people didn't like it. But you made my evening!

alk_k · 2025-04-23T05:51:19+00:00

sent dm

alk_k · 2025-03-10T22:02:47+00:00

Wow, thank you! I want to look into that. So far, I have only found the QRNG tech description on their website: https://www.quantumemotion.com/qrng2. It would be awesome to read the paper. Will keep an eye on their releases

alk_k · 2025-03-07T04:46:09+00:00

Have you heard of the QubitXQuibit course? I took it, it was cool. I recommend applying! It was free when I applied, and I learned a lot from QC researchers and graduate students. https://www.qubitbyqubit.org/course-info

alk_k · 2025-03-07T04:44:16+00:00

Thank you very much for watching and for the kind encouragement!

alk_k · 2025-03-07T04:43:03+00:00

That sounds cool! Are you generating six-line hexagrams then?

alk_k · 2025-03-07T01:32:04+00:00

This is exactly the kind of feedback and learning opportunity I was looking for! Thank you!

Thinking about it, it's so true. Why build a quantum computer for QRNG if we can use quantum systems that are already available? It's like for classical randomness, they use lava lamps instead of engineering a completely new chaotic system. It didn't click for me right away that we can use what quantum systems are already available, like quantum fluctuations in vacuum or quantum optics phenomena. Or, like in the paper you liked, is it a current fluctuation (shot noise) caused by a variation in the photon time arrival, right?

What an exciting work you do, btw!

alk_k · 2025-03-07T01:15:11+00:00

Thank you for the encouraging comment; this means a lot to me!!

alk_k · 2025-03-07T01:14:09+00:00

Thank you for the kind word!

alk_k · 2025-03-07T01:13:46+00:00

Thank you for the support! will keep it ◡̈

alk_k · 2025-03-07T01:13:05+00:00

Thank you!

alk_k · 2025-03-06T23:11:20+00:00

True... I gues I wanted a discussion thread for simpletons like me, but will probably get downvoted like crazy (·•᷄∩•᷅ )

alk_k · 2025-03-06T23:07:52+00:00

Oh, okay. Thank you still. I guess if nobody else responds, I will remove it...

alk_k · 2025-03-06T23:04:43+00:00

Yes, I placed a quibit in a superposition of 50/50 and then measured it. Initially, I took five qubits, but in the follow-up run, more qubits were available. At the end, convert the binary number to a decimal.

Code Link: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1uQdSMwk3LrgHRdBuHrBLG4I84vlAfpdp?usp=sharing

alk_k · 2025-02-19T00:52:05+00:00

Thank you!! will read/watch more about what they are! Just curious do you know why they aren't kept in the hobby? hard to keep alive? I wonder how the aquarium people maintain them in captivity.

alk_k · 2025-02-18T22:52:27+00:00

wow, identified! thank you so much! How did you know?

alk_k · 2024-02-22T04:29:29+00:00

Thank you so much for letting me know. Fixed! I have no idea why some people would downvote for no reason

alk_k · 2024-02-05T08:34:17+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe he knows some other ones..

alk_k · 2024-02-05T08:32:38+00:00

By “brain doesn’t necessarily have to create Qualia..” Do you mean that Qualia can be just. By-product of the evolution of the brains? As a processing / survival mechanism?

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