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Google's Top AI Scientists On Quantum Superpositions Creating Consciousness | Hartmut Neven

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Exploring Quantum Superpositions and Consciousness

This chapter delves into the concept of quantum superpositions and consciousness, examining how multiple configurations exist simultaneously but collapse into a single classical configuration when observed. The discussion references notable figures like Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, explaining the implications for brain quantum computer interfaces and the role of gravitational influences in the collapse of superpositions. It challenges traditional ideas of conscious experiences by proposing that conscious moments are created by quantum processes during the formation of superpositions.

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