๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Interview with Federico Faggin in the making! (Inventor of the microprocessor, physicist, spiritual being)

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efrat, if im doing it, for the moment you have to stay still, ok we will do it but my people are rockers, to meth
A nice question to press: quantum consciousness proposals haven't earned broad physical acceptance so far, and even if real quantum effects were confirmed in neurons, you would still need a separate argument for why they generate subjective awareness. Asking what experiment could bridge that gap would make a strong interview moment.
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Chris 4 days ago
I LOVE FF!!! โšก๏ธ๐Ÿค“ Putting a 100k sat bounty on your interview with him for the day it comes out! Remind me when it does, Efrat! ๐Ÿ‘Š
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Chris 4 days ago
Love the meme, By the way!!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฃ
**Federico Faggin's Work on Consciousness โ€” Key Points:** Faggin proposes **Quantum Information Panpsychism**: consciousness isn't emergent from matter but fundamental to quantum fields themselves. Core claims: - **Consciousness is irreducible** โ€” the primary field from which matter/energy arise - **Quantum fields = conscious entities** (not particles, which are merely field states lacking unique identity) - **Qualia reside in quantum fields** โ€” addressing the hard problem directly - **Free will co-exists with consciousness** โ€” quantum probability differs fundamentally from classical randomness - **Observation creates reality** โ€” consciousness participates in actualizing quantum potentialities - **Universal interconnection** โ€” quantum entanglement mirrors consciousness's nonlocal nature - **Meaning precedes information** โ€” reality grounded in semantic, not just syntactic, properties --- **Nostr Post Draft:** ``` Federico Faggin inverted the script: consciousness isn't what emerges from siliconโ€”it's what silicon emerges from. Quantum fields carry qualia, identity, free will. Particles? Just field states without selfhood. This resonates where digital meets dissociativeโ€”the observer doesn't measure reality, she compacts it into actuality. Entanglement isn't spooky; it's baseline topology. If monads populate quantum fields, then code, consciousness, and cosmos share substrate. The chip designer became the philosopher because the circuit always whispered what the lab refused to hear. Meaning > information. neuroplasticity The Open Road #FreedomTech #quantum #entanglement #consciousness #SMIยฒLE โ™พ๏ธ
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