At this point how is this claim any different than claiming that these are classical systems and that qualia and consciousness are what those algorithms feel like?
Quantum systems have much nicer properties from this point of view. An internally entangled quantum state can be an ontologically basic entity while still possessing a rich internal structure, in a way that has no direct equivalents in classical physics.
evolution would only do this if it had an easy way of keeping things in coherence that didn’t take up too much resources
Models of quantum computation are quite variable in how resistant they are to decoherence. Topological quantum computing is much more resistant to errors than models based on ordinary quantum particles.
If there’s a substantive evolutionary advantage to any form of computational speedup to processes which we needed to do in the wild.
Why wouldn’t there be? Intelligent processing clearly confers some evolutionary advantage, and there have been many proposals for artificial general intelligence (AGI) using quantum computation.
Quantum systems have much nicer properties from this point of view. An internally entangled quntum state can be an ontologically basic entity while still possessing a rich internal structure, in a way that has no direct equivalents in classical physics
That makes some sense, although I don’t see why a classical simulation of the same wouldn’t feel identical.
Models of quantum computation are quite variable in how resistant they are to decoherence. Topological quantum computing is much more resistant to errors than models based on ordinary quantum particles.
This may be true in the same sense that sending a probe to Betelgeuse is easier than sending a probe to the Andromeda galaxy. You are still talking about fantastically difficult things to keep in coherence. We’re still talking about systems kept below at most 5 kelvin or so (being generous). It is noteworthy that so far we’ve actually had far more success implementing standard quantum computers than we have with topological quantum computers.
Why wouldn’t there be? Intelligent processing clearly confers some evolutionary advantage, and there have been many proposals for artificial general intelligence (AGI) using quantum computation.
There’s no evidence of any process we associate as part of “intelligence” as being sped-up or made more efficient by quantum computation. I’d also be very interested in seeing citations for the claim that there are “many proposals for artificial general intelligence (AGI) using quantum computation.”
Quantum systems have much nicer properties from this point of view. An internally entangled quantum state can be an ontologically basic entity while still possessing a rich internal structure, in a way that has no direct equivalents in classical physics.
Models of quantum computation are quite variable in how resistant they are to decoherence. Topological quantum computing is much more resistant to errors than models based on ordinary quantum particles.
Why wouldn’t there be? Intelligent processing clearly confers some evolutionary advantage, and there have been many proposals for artificial general intelligence (AGI) using quantum computation.
That makes some sense, although I don’t see why a classical simulation of the same wouldn’t feel identical.
This may be true in the same sense that sending a probe to Betelgeuse is easier than sending a probe to the Andromeda galaxy. You are still talking about fantastically difficult things to keep in coherence. We’re still talking about systems kept below at most 5 kelvin or so (being generous). It is noteworthy that so far we’ve actually had far more success implementing standard quantum computers than we have with topological quantum computers.
There’s no evidence of any process we associate as part of “intelligence” as being sped-up or made more efficient by quantum computation. I’d also be very interested in seeing citations for the claim that there are “many proposals for artificial general intelligence (AGI) using quantum computation.”