What is it Like to Be a Bot: Simulated, Situated, Structurally Coherent Qualia (S3Q) Theory of Consciousness
arXiv Preprint Archive March 13, 2021 K. Schmidt, J. Culbertson, C. Cox et al. preprint
A novel representationalist theory of consciousness is presented that is grounded in neuroscience and provides a path to artificially conscious computing. Central to the theory are representational affordances of the conscious experience based on the generation of qualia, the fundamental unit of the conscious representation. The current approach is focused on understanding the balance of...
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Consciousness
Artificial intelligence
Neuroscience q-bio.nc
Qualia
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