Philosopher argues consciousness debate rests on a false dichotomy

Philosopher argues consciousness debate rests on a false dichotomy

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A philosophical essay challenges the framing of the 'hard problem of consciousness'—the idea that subjective experience is fundamentally different from physical processes. For indie makers building AI or cognitive tools, this perspective suggests the conceptual gap between mind and mechanism may be overblown, potentially opening new ways to think about what machines can actually do.