"There will be no AGI" with Stuart Hameroff

Consciousness Experience • January 19, 2026

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Can AI gain consciousness? Stuart Hameroff explains why he thinks consciousness requires organic material, and why AI as it is right now will not be conscious. Stuart is a co-author of the theory of consciousness Orchestrated objective reduction, proposing an idea that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons, rather than being a product of neural connections. More on Orch OR (Orchestrated objective reduction): https://hameroff.arizona.edu/research-overview/orch-or Papers mentioned:- Importance of quantum decoherence in brain processes by Max Tegmark: https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.61.4194 - Quantum computation in brain microtubules: Decoherence and biological feasibility: https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.65.061901 00:00 Intro01:10 Theory opponents06:44 Machine consciousness research11:03 Why AI can't be conscious15:01 Current findings22:00 Alzheimers and consciousness22:54 Non-human life24:18 God and consciousness25:36 Protoconscious AI27:07 Real possibility for AI consciousness31:29 AI ethics#ai #AGI #consciousness #quantummechanics #quantum

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