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A philosophical and technical view of artificial consciousness

Andrey Shcherbakov, Artem Uryadov

Wearable Technology February 22, 2024 DOI: 10.54517/wt.v4i1.2498 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points Proposes a ten-level architecture for artificial consciousness, from information collection to decision-making and influence on the world.

Abstract

The article reflects various approaches of philosophy and programming to methods for solving the technical problem of creating and software implementation of artificial consciousness (AC). Various purposes of creation and basic approaches to determining the nature of AC are described. To solve the problem of creating an AC, an architecture is proposed that includes ten levels, starting from the basic level of collecting and systematizing information about the external world and ending with the upper level of influence on it, agreed with the person and the level of decision-making. The features of the delimitation of functions and the procedure for interaction between a person and an AC are considered in detail. In conclusion, the most important, from a programmer’s point of view, properties that characterize artificial consciousness are given.