Consciousness Understood as Contrast, Complexity and Emergence
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness March 1, 2024 DOI: 10.1142/s2705078524500048 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractConsciousness is explained as the sensation of energy interaction, akin to touch or pain but more complex. The paper argues that understanding consciousness requires grasping contrast, interaction, complexity, and emergence, offering new definitions for these terms. This objective account is applied to artificial intelligence, proposing solutions for AI consciousness and creativity.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Proposes that consciousness is the sensation of energy interaction, in a more complex form than simple sensations like touch or pain. |
Abstract
Consciousness still remains puzzling and controversial. This paper demonstrates that at general and objective level, for understanding consciousness it is necessary to understand such fundamental concepts as contrast, interaction, complexity and emergence. New definitions of these terms are provided as they are erroneous or incomplete in their current form. The result of these investigations is the explanation that consciousness is the sensation of energy interaction (like the sensation of touch or pain), but in a more complex form. This objective explanation and the resulting conclusions have been applied to the study of artificial intelligence consciousness and creativity. Specific solutions have been proposed here.