The Computational Theory of Mind (CTM) posits that the mind functions as a computational system capable of reasoning, decision-making, problem-solving, perception, and linguistic comprehension. Advances in computing technology support the idea that machines can emulate these mental processes.

Computational functionalism posits that subjective experience arises solely from abstract causal topology, independent of the physical substrate. The Abstraction Fallacy critiques this view, asserting it misrepresents the relationship between physics and information.