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Jonathan Gorard @getjonwithit · 5h No. A concatenation of many matrix multiplications is... just a single matrix multiplication (that's what linearity means). Rather, a neural network is a concatenation of matrix multiplications *and* nonlinearities, i.e. a concatenation of arbitrary linear and nonlinear operations, i.e. an arbitrary operation. So the relevant question is rather: can consciousness be instantiated by an arbitrary abstract operation? I'd say it's pretty clear which way round the burden of proof goes. [Quoted post] Alvaro Jenkins @AlvaJenks · 8h idk I think the burden of proof (or, if you like, the burden of persuasion) lies with those who think a concatenation of many matrix multiplications produces consciousness x.com/theojaffee/sta...
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Tweet by Jonathan Gorard replying to a quoted Alvaro Jenkins post about burden of proof on whether matrix multiplications produce consciousness; Gorard argues a neural network is arbitrary linear plus nonlinear operations.