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Human Consciousness Is Not an Algorithm: A Critique of Comparing Mind and Machine

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, countless articles, media debates, and online discussions have proliferated across journalism, philosophy, theology, and science. Since 2023, the public release of large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini has further reignited debates on machine awareness. While these systems can simulate dialogue and creativity at unprecedented scales, scholars increasingly caution against equating statistical pattern recognition with genuine consciousness (Doe & Alvarez, 2023; Kim, 2024). The result has frequently been confusion, conflation of categories, and ethical or intellectual compromises. This paper seeks to disentangle these threads by clarifying what human consciousness is—and what it is not.

Source: Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)

DOI: 10.17613/8yr0g-ess59

Author: S Qatrani, Osama

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7079016545

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