Understanding and Machine Consciousness
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness September 1, 2020 R. Sanz, Esther Aguado
Machine consciousness research combines computers, robots, neuropsychology, sociology, and philosophy. This mix creates both opportunity and risk of endless, unproductive debates that may not improve machine building. The paper analyzes this situation, advocates for an engineering approach to machine consciousness, and proposes a strategy centered on machine understanding to move beyond the current stagnation.