[goodthenandnow]

> Nobody (that I'm aware of) suggests that there is an experience within the electronic circuit

There is a theory, Integrated Information Theory (IIT) [0], which argues exactly that [1].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_information_theory

[1]: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/25470707#_i2

[PaulDavisThe1st]

I'm familiar with IIT. I don't believe it suggests that a photosensor has qualia.

[lordnacho]

Isn't the parent and related answers pointing towards the idea that there's a level of complexity above which you need to be to see those qualia? A single little circuit might not be the one that is conscious, but a bunch of them connected together might exhibit patterns that we could call experience?

Maybe the analogy is that a single DNA molecule is not a living thing but that molecule along with a bunch of others is?

Seems like the problem arises in pinning down what level of complexity is required.