Shared Awareness Across Domain‐Specific Artificial Intelligence: An Alternative to Domain‐General Intelligence and Artificial Consciousness
Ophelia Deroy, Davide Bacciu, Bahador Bahrami, Cosimo Della Santina, Sabine Hauert
Advanced Intelligent Systems October 16, 2024 DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202300740 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Collective awareness Human–ai interactions Machine consciousness Sustainability Swarm robotics |
| Key points | Argues that domain-specific artificial intelligence, rather than artificial general intelligence, is more reliable, energy-efficient, and ethically tractable, and does not require machine consciousness. |
Abstract
Creating artificial general intelligence is the solution most often in the spotlight. It is also linked with the possibility—or fear—of machines gaining consciousness. Alternatively, developing domain‐specific artificial intelligence is more reliable, energy‐efficient, and ethically tractable, and raises mostly a problem of effective coordination between different systems and humans. Herein, it is argued that it will not require machines to be conscious and that simpler ways of sharing awareness are sufficient.