Let’s assume we find some mathematical models for a causal structure of consciousness that meets many of the criteria described by usual humans and maybe phenomenologists.

We later find some possible physical instantiation.

And here comes some bullsh*t (in the philosophical definition of „unclarifiable unclarity”): an electromagnetic field bend back on itself in a way that it’s mathematically necessary to introduce imaginary time to describe it; also it exhibits information processing capabilities.

We then further find that the biological brain has a process that can plausibly create such a dynamic structure.

Finally we test, and subjects say consistently it seems like they are not there or do not experience, if this structure is disrupted by several clever means.

Would this problem still be impossible? We could check if AI has features that can and do create such structures, no?

That’s at least an old dream of mine. Please pick it apart still! I’d rather learn something important than keep it…