A software agent model of consciousness.
Consciousness and Cognition September 1, 1999 S Franklin, A Graesser
A software agent called Conscious Mattie (CMattie) implements Baars' global workspace theory of consciousness. CMattie operates within a UNIX system in a clerical domain, sending and interpreting natural-language messages to organize university seminars. The implementation integrates contemporary cognitive science and artificial intelligence architectures to create a detailed computational model. The article discusses how CMattie's design accounts for the psychological facts that Baars argues any complete theory of consciousness must explain, and evaluates the extent to which it successfully implements global workspace theory.