Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
June 25, 2026
Sohom Saha, Mahendra Kumar Singh, Awesh Khati et al.
The intersection of AI and yoga represents a paradigm shift in technology-supported holistic wellness. Current AI yoga applications focus narrowly on posture correction, neglecting yoga's multidimensional essence encompassing mental clarity, emotional resilience, and spiritual development. This chapter introduces Yoga-Informed AI, a framework where classical yogic principles from the Yoga...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
June 18, 2026
Prabir Mondal, Sohom Saha, Bharat Prasad et al.
This chapter introduces Prana-Centered AI, a pioneering framework that blends ancient yogic energetics with modern intelligent wellness technologies. While contemporary AI-powered wearables excel at tracking physiological data, they overlook the subtle dimensions of human vitality described in classical yoga, Prana, Nadis, Chakras, and the subtle body. Prana-Centered AI bridges this gap through...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
June 18, 2026
N. Rajkumar, G. S. Prakasha
Middle school is a phase where these young students are expected to focus, manage their learning, balance their emotions, and perform well in academics- all at once. It is difficult for the students to accomplish any of these regularly in the world crowded with digital distractions, and intensifying academic pressure. This chapter examines whether a simple, ancient breath-awareness practice...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
May 8, 2026
Sobia Jamal, Kalsoom Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed et al.
The chapter analyses cyber consciousness in the context of post-humanism and the role of artificial intelligence in developing a post-human digital consciousness. It focuses on the popular Amazon Prime series Upload (2020-2025). The paper argues that, even though technology, particularly biotechnology, offers new human experiences, including “biotechnological fantasies” of a mind existing...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
March 26, 2026
Zeina Hojeij, Fahed BIzzari
This chapter provides an in-depth review of AI-enhanced mindfulness interventions designed to alleviate student stress within digital learning environments. As educational institutions increasingly integrate technology into instruction and student support systems, learners encounter new and complex stressors, not fully addressed by traditional mindfulness programs. The review synthesizes...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
January 29, 2026
Silvio Andrae
This chapter examines the question of qualia in the context of artificial intelligence and links it to Günther Anders' diagnosis of the ‘Promethean gap.' The aim is to combine the ontological debate on machine consciousness with an anthropological-ethical perspective. Methodologically, classical positions in the philosophy of mind (functionalism, Searle, Tononi, panpsychism) are systematically...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
January 29, 2026
Spyros Kontis, Sofia Anastasiadou
This chapter explores the emergence of artificial qualia as the synthetic counterpart of human experience and examines the ethical, psychological, and philosophical implications of machines that appear to feel. Through an interdisciplinary analysis combining philosophy of mind, affective computing, and bioethics, the chapter distinguishes between the simulation and the experience of emotion. It...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
January 29, 2026
Lamprini Seremeti, Lazaros Anastasiadis
This chapter explores the intersection of Category Theory (CT) and Artificial Intelligence Qualia Engineering (AIQE). While CT is a well-established mathematical theory, AIQE is a neologism denoting the field concerned with the design and implementation of functional surrogates for subjective experience in artificial intelligence systems, without presupposing consciousness. The meeting point of...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Gaganpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Ramandeep Sandhu
The Chinese Room Argument, proposed by philosopher John Searle in 1980, remains one of the most provocative and enduring challenges to the notion of strong artificial intelligence (AI) the idea that machines can possess genuine understanding and consciousness. In this chapter, we dissect the core logic of the Chinese Room thought experiment, which illustrates how a system can manipulate symbols...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Saakshi Anand
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), embodied cognition, and phenomenology represents one of the most profound and complex inquiries in contemporary philosophy of mind. This chapter explores the epistemological and ontological dimensions of embodied intelligence and its relationship to the phenomenology of consciousness, with a specific focus on qualia—the subjective, first-person...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Abhinash Mohanta, Shyamantak Misra, Sakuntala Gouda
This chapter examines the evolving concepts of robotic personality and legal personality of artificial intelligence, exploring how conscious or semi-conscious machines may challenge traditional legal and moral boundaries. It situates the idea of AI qualia, meaning machine based subjective experience, within philosophical theories of mind and connects it to emerging frameworks of legal...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Soumi Ghosh, Ritik Raj
Due to the development of advanced AI systems, machine consciousness has become a matter of philosophical and scientific discussion. This literature work discusses theoretical approaches, empirical issues and methodology of establishing consciousness in AGI. We revisit Integrated Information Theory, Global Workspace Theory and Higher-Order Thought Theory, finding advertising gaps between...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Arpita Nayak, Ipseeta Satpathy, Vishal Jain
Qualia, the subjective and ineffable aspects of experience, are explored here as fundamental elements of consciousness shaping affect and interpretation.. It critically examines the traditional and modern arguments with regards to their ontology and explanatory predicament using the classical contributions of the arguments by Thomas Nagel, Daniel Dennett, and David Chalmers. Dennett opposes the...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Athanasia Vrettou Gavrillidi
As artificial intelligence progresses promptly, issues adjoining synthetic consciousness and AI Qualia, the capacity of machines to experience subjective states, are gaining increasing ethical and philosophical importance. This student-centered study examines how university students perceive the ethical and deontological implications of such systems. A 30-item Likert-scale questionnaire was...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Anchit Jhamb
This chapter examines the complex relationship between simulation and sentience in computational consciousness, addressing the central issue of the explanatory gap that separates functional intelligence from subjective experience. It explores philosophical foundations, including the hard problem of consciousness, and evaluates computational models such as symbolic AI, neural networks, and...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
December 12, 2025
Ashraf Alam
Drawing on philosophy of mind, learning sciences, and sociotechnical governance, this chapter advances a simulation first framework that harvests instructional dividends of AI while preserving human primacy. We codify ontological hygiene that separates functional mimicry from phenomenal realization, define discursive and interface semantics that calibrate trust, and supply evaluation matrices...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
April 5, 2024
Smita Panda, Prabir Chandra Padhy
The chapter digs into the confluence of digital and human consciousness, a frontier where neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and AI studies come together. The chapter demonstrates the varied nature of consciousness by exploring several perspectives, including subjective experience, cognitive processes, and ethical implications. Ethical quandaries regarding merging AI and human consciousness...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
April 5, 2024
Dibyashree Panda, Zidan Kachhi
This chapter explores the connection between human and computer consciousness, considering the implications of their separation in the context of advancing artificial intelligence. It examines psychological perspectives on human and digital consciousness, highlighting differences in perception and emotional intelligence. The subjectivity and objectivity of human and computer awareness are also...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
April 5, 2024
Yerravalli Venkat Santosh Ramana, Pinakapani Peri
This chapter explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into mindfulness practices, specifically focusing on healthcare and customer service. The purpose is to evaluate the substantial benefits of AI in encouraging mindfulness in both contexts, with the potential to manage pain better, lower stress levels, and improve overall health outcomes. The chapter begins by defining...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
April 5, 2024
Amrit Mund, Anshul Singh Chauhan, Akshat Tarush et al.
This chapter delves into the impact of mindfulness on the modern workplace through a qualitative study, leveraging 30 in-depth interviews with professionals spanning various sectors, including banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI); education; manufacturing; and more. This chapter uncovers the debilitating effects of workplace stress on professionals across sectors. It demonstrates...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
April 5, 2024
V. Devaki
In an era marked by rapid AI evolution, this chapter explores the interplay between digital and human consciousness. It compares computational models of digital consciousness with historical philosophical perspectives, examining shared cognitive processes and ethical considerations. The study delves into the ethical implications of creating conscious digital entities and raises unresolved...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
January 25, 2017
Jordi Vallverdu, Max O. Talanov
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The purpose of this chapter is to delineate a naturalistic approach to consciousness. This bioinspired method does not try to emulate into a 1:1 scale real mechanisms but instead of it, we capture some basic brain mechanisms prone to be implemented into computational frameworks. Consequently, we adopt a functional view on consciousness, considering consciousness as one among other cognitive...
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
January 25, 2017
Francis Fallon
This chapter aims to evaluate Integrated Information Theory's claims concerning Artificial Consciousness. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) works from premises that claim that certain properties, such as unity, are essential to consciousness, to conclusions regarding the constraints upon physical systems that could realize consciousness. Among these conclusions is the claim that feed-forward...