Turing-Computability Excludes Phenomenal Consciousness: A Derivation from the NEMS No-Emulation and SIAM Theorems, with Implications for Large Language Models
Derived from two machine-checked theorems in the NEMS (No External Model Selection) framework, we show that no Turing-computable system can satisfy the structural conditions for phenomenal consciousness; large language models are a special case. The argument uses diagonal-capability of the physical universe (weaker than full PSC) together with the No-Emulation theorem (NEMS Paper 15) and the SIAM separation theorem (NEMS Paper 73). The result is contrasted with Penrose's Gödelian argument in foundation, verification status, and architectural scope.
Authors
- Nova Spivack
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20075503
- Primary Topic
- Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
- Type
- preprint