Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, “sense data”. Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? The fundamental principle of human consciousness.
—Academician Prokhor Zakharov, “The Feedback Principle”
“Computers on the verge of self-awareness”
