The integrated information theory of agency.
Hugh Desmond, Philippe Huneman
Behavioral and Brain Sciences March 23, 2022 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002004 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that measures of information integration should be interpreted as measures of agency rather than consciousness. |
Abstract
We propose that measures of information integration can be more straightforwardly interpreted as measures of agency rather than of consciousness. This may be useful to the goals of consciousness research, given how agency and consciousness are "duals" in many (although not all) respects.
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