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The Simulation Problem

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  • Core theoretical framework: consciousness requires hybrid (discrete + continuous), scale-inseparable, metabolically embedded computation distinct from von Neumann architecture.

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  • Simulating biological computation on digital hardware is fundamentally different from instantiating it; SpiNNaker example shows digital neuromorphic systems miss consciousness-relevant properties.
  • The objective of minimizing predictive error on a self-supervised distribution, leading to Bayes-optimal conditional inference.
  • The use of hand-drawn simulations to visualize step-by-step unfolding of the four-fold pattern over time.
  • Simulatorconcept0.777
    The underlying LLM with autoregressive sampling; a passive entity capable of generating an infinity of simulacra but lacking its own beliefs or goals
  • Philosophical problem underlying sentience assessment: how to determine consciousness in beings unlike ourselves.
  • Gaming Problemconcept0.760
    The risk that any indicator merely correlated with consciousness can be artificially implemented without the system actually being conscious
  • The question of how competent small-scale agents bind into a unified larger Self.
  • Inverse Problemconcept0.755
    Problem of finding a system with desired response to perturbation; contrasted with forward problem of predicting responses of a given system