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Ralf Otte

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On a heuristic approach to the description of consciousness as a hypercomplex system state and the possibility of machine consciousness (German edition)

arXiv Preprint Archive September 3, 2024 Ralf Otte

This article presents a heuristic view that shows that the inner states of consciousness experienced by every human being have a physical but imaginary hypercomplex basis. The hypercomplex description is necessary because certain processes of consciousness cannot be physically measured in principle, but nevertheless exist. Based on theoretical considerations, it could be possible - as a result...

On a Heuristic Approach to the Description of Consciousness as a Hypercomplex System State and the Realistic Possibility of Machine Consciousness

Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2024 Ralf Otte

This theoretical article presents a heuristic viewpoint that shows that the inner states of consciousness experienced by every human being may have a physical, but imaginary, hypercomplex basis. The central idea is that human consciousness is fundamentally based on physical processes and does not require any chemical, biological or other properties of an unknown type of vitality. However,...

On Possible Advantages of Conscious Systems and a Turing Test for Consciousness

Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2024 Ralf Otte

Earlier articles have suggested that physical systems with inherent quantum processes could be capable of producing hypercomplex system states. These system states could have special energy states, which are referred to as hypercomplex energy states because they cannot be measured, although they physically exist and could even store information. Hypercomplex system states could be aggregated...