Does artificial intelligence exhibit basic fundamental subjectivity? A neurophilosophical argument
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences February 26, 2024 Georg Northoff, Steven S. Gouveia 12 citations
Artificial intelligence does not exhibit basic subjectivity, the foundational feature required for consciousness or self. Subjectivity, defined by perspectiveness and mineness of experience, ontologically traces to a point of view. Adopting a non-reductive neurophilosophical approach, the point of view comprises a neuroecological layer mediated by timescales of world and brain, and a higher-order mental layer. Empirical data on the sense of self support this layered view. Current AI lacks these timescales and a point of view with perspectiveness and mineness. Thus, models like ChatGPT and similar technologies do not possess basic subjectivity, making consciousness or self impossible in their current state.