Precise meaning of realizing or implementing a mortal computation

Precisely characterize what it means for a physical system to realize or implement a mortal computation by developing formal criteria for implementation tailored to mortal computation.

Background

The paper highlights that understanding realization or implementation in the context of mortal computation remains unsettled and depends on formal details yet to be developed.

A clear account of implementation for mortal computation is necessary to evaluate claims about how biological or artificial systems might instantiate consciousness as a mortal computation.

References

Whether this is a viable option, and what precisely it means to realize or implement a mortal computation, depends on details of the notion of mortal computation that are to be developed in future research.

— Consciousness qua Mortal Computation (2403.03925 - Kleiner, 6 Mar 2024) in Section 7 (Conclusion)