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What algorithm are you referring to?...
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We don't even understand how human consciousness works (and indeed one can't prove that anyone other than oneself is conscious), so ruling out a neural network ever being conscious simply by virtue of running on silicon instead of biological substrate doesn't make much sense.
The virtuous...
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DIY is great*, if you have the space for the (ever expanding) tool selection.
I had basically zero DIY knowledge when I bought my house last year, but have since gone as far as fitting new radiators, soldering new pipework in, adding electric sockets, shaving doors down, putting a garage...
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