Consciousness, Real and Artificial, as Responsibility
George O. Strawn
IT Professional May 1, 2026 DOI: 10.1109/mitp.2026.3694519 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that AI consciousness could be defined by its capacity for responsibility, analogous to the way human consciousness confers a sense of responsibility. |
Abstract
Human consciousness is hard to define and therefore so is AI consciousness. This article focuses on one thing that humanconsciousness does: it gives humans a sense of responsibility. AI consciousness could similarly be defined, at least for the present, if/when it is similarly endowed with responsibility.