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1. Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science

   On the non-uniqueness problem in integrated information theory

   Hanson and Walker · Neuroscience of Consciousness · 2023

   The authors present an algorithm that finds all possible Φ values for a system under IIT 3.0 and report that the definition yields multiple valid values, sometimes both zero and above zero.

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   1. Supported · 71%The paper says Φ, integrated information theory's measure of consciousness, has no single defined value for a system, and published values were chosen arbitrarily.“Here, we show that despite its widespread application, Φ is not a well-defined mathematical concept in the sense that the value it specifies is non-unique. To demonstrate this, we introduce an algorithm that calculates all possible Φ values for a given system in strict accordance with the mathemati…”