Phenomenology and digital neural architectures.
Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society November 2007 DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2007.09.008 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that Axiomatic Consciousness Theory provides a neuroarchitectural model of visual phenomenology that extends neural concepts to phenomenal intentionality, addressing a common critique of AI by modeling the intentional structure of conscious visual experience across four grain levels. |
Abstract
A model of conscious mechanisms called Axiomatic Consciousness Theory (ACT) is used to develop a neuroarchitectural model of visual phenomenology. The result is an extension of concepts in neural systems towards phenomenal intentionality: the lack of which is a common starting point for critiques of AI. Here the argument is developed at four interacting grain levels of description and the associated analysis. The visual domain is highlighted due to its dominance in discussions involving inner mental states.