# No Turing Test for Consciousness by Christof Koch > "There’s no Turing test for consciousness, according to IIT, because it’s not about a function; it’s all about this causal structure." > **— Christof Koch**, *2024, Nautilus consciousness interview* ## Sources and Context - **Interview and full explanation:** [What Counts as Consciousness?](https://nautil.us/what-counts-as-consciousness-579734) — Koch explains that IIT treats consciousness as causal structure rather than a function that could be established by behavioral imitation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] - [[wiki/Digital Consciousness Model|Digital Consciousness Model]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There’s no Turing test for consciousness, according to IIT, because it’s not about a function; it’s all about this causal structure." — Christof Koch, 2024, Nautilus consciousness interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-christof-koch-no-turing-test-consciousness ```