Dissociating Artificial Intelligence from Artificial Consciousness
arXiv Preprint Archive December 5, 2024 Graham Findlay, William Marshall, Larissa Albantakis et al.
Developments in machine learning and computing power suggest that artificial general intelligence is within reach. This raises the question of artificial consciousness: if a computer were to be functionally equivalent to a human, being able to do all we do, would it experience sights, sounds, and thoughts, as we do when we are conscious? Answering this question in a principled manner can only...