Attention, Consciousness and Genuine AI
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness September 1, 2024 Víctor Cantero-Flores
A philosophical paper argues that attention alone may not be sufficient for epistemic agency or genuine artificial intelligence, and that phenomenal consciousness cannot be completely separated from questions about intelligence, agency, and attention. The author questions Carlos Montemayor's proposal that attention, disconnected from phenomenal consciousness, can account for epistemic agency in AI. Deeper metaphysical questions may need to be addressed.