"We're pretty sure consciousness is sort of like being a computer. No, there are no examples of conscious computers. No, most things we think are conscious are actually really bad at computing. Nevertheless, the theory is sound."
The thing that annoys me about these kinds of musings on consciousness is how confident they always are in telling us what attributes are and are not necessary for consciousness, and, surprise, they're just the necessary attributes for a turing machine.
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substance 6 · argument · rank 153 · Computational theories of consciousness wrongly assume consciousness resembles a computer despite zero conscious computer examples.
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If computers can create novel consciousness then so can somebody sitting at a desk doing math problems with pencil and paper