Do I think it's similar to how we human minds operate. Probably not but it would be closely approximating it. Bringing determinism in a probabilistic system is challenging but logical thing to do as, our whole classical world is an approximation of quantum mechanics. Consciousness could be a quantum phenomenon like Penrose Hameroff suggested. We are able to move from one system to other system, from Lucas Penrose argument that would mean consciousness could be the only thing allowing this. Brain and neural networks, even language itself is very important for intelligent task. But understanding could very well be an innate property of consciousness. That could explain how human child can do arbitrary arithmetic while neural nets can't neural nets depends on pattern prediction just like human brain, but understanding by virtue of consciousness allows us to transcend the rules.

If Stuart Hameroff is correct, then the real question would be can we make machines closely approximate consciousness?