Machine free will: is free will a necessary ingredient of machine consciousness?
Advances in experimental medicine and biology January 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0164-3_15 (opens in new tab) via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMachine consciousness will eventually need to confront the concept of free will, either to reject it or to implement it in machines. It is uncertain whether freedom and consciousness are separate features of the human mind or arise from the same underlying structure. This review examines literature on the link between determinism and freedom, typically discussed by compatibilists, and then sketches a preliminary model for machine free will.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Key finding | A tentative model for machine free will is outlined, grounded in compatibilist views on determinism and freedom. |
Abstract
Sooner or later, machine consciousness will have to address the elusive notion of free will either to dismiss it or to produce a machine implementation. It is unclear whether freedom and consciousness are independent aspects of the human mind or by-product of the same underlying structure. Here, the relevant literature is reviewed focusing on the connection between determinism and freedom-usually explored by compatibilists. Eventually, a tentative model for machine free will is outlined.