The article explores the question of whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can attain human consciousness. The authors critically examine the current state of research in neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy, highlighting the significant challenges posed by the limitations of computational power and the architecture of modern AI systems. The article proposes a distinction...
The ability of an organism to experience subjective states is an object of research for many disciplines of science. This article seeks to consider consciousness on the foundation of advances in neuroscience, cognitive science, anthropology, and philosophy. Particular attention is given to the concept of “cognitome” suggested by K.V. Anokhin. We agree with understanding conscious activity as a...
Experiencing, awareness, and being conscious of the subjective experience are familiar to everyone and invariably bear the stamp of subjectivity. This makes the concept of consciousness one of the most problematic in modern science; insofar as there is no satisfactory definition of human consciousness that has been developed yet. This article reviews the most popular approaches to the...