Mathematical definition of human language, and modeling of will and consciousness based on the human language.
Hana Hebishima, Mina Arakaki, Chikako Dozono, Hanna Frolova, Shinichi Inage
Bio Systems March 1, 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104840 (opens in new tab) via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA mathematical model of consciousness and will is proposed. First, a toy neural network simulated inverted qualia, confirming that qualia are individual-dependent and thus difficult to use as an indicator of consciousness and will. To address this, a probability space and a random variable are introduced into a set of qualia, defining a human language for events. Consciousness and will are then modeled: future actions are randomly selected from a comparison between external event recognition and past episodic memory, and the actual recognition of actions is regarded as the occurrence of consciousness. The basic formula is derived and compared with past philosophical discussions.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Consciousness Information entropy Mathematical model Probability space Will |
| Key finding | Proposes that consciousness can be modeled as the occurrence of recognition of actions, where future actions are randomly selected from a comparison between external event recognition and past episodic memory. |
Abstract
To propose a mathematical model of consciousness and will, we first simulated the inverted qualia with a toy model of a neural network. As a result, we confirmed that there can be an inverted qualia on the neural network. In other words, the qualia were individual-dependent and considered difficult as an indicator of consciousness and will. To solve that difficulty, we introduce a probability space and a random variable into a set of qualia and define a human language for events. Based on this idea of human language, consciousness and will are modeled. In this proposal, future actions are randomly selected from the comparison between "recognition of events" by external observation and past episodic memory, and the actual "recognition of actions" is regarded as the occurrence of consciousness. The basic formula is also derived. This proposal is compared with other past philosophical discussions.