Technology and Consciousness Workshops (2017): An Introductory Overview
Damien Patrick Williams, John D. Murray
Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness March 1, 2020 DOI: 10.1142/s2705078520710010 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Workshop report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Duration | Eight one-week workshops held during the summer of 2017 |
| Key points | The report introduces eight one-week summer 2017 workshops on "Technology and Consciousness" that explored the possibility of machine consciousness and its potential implications from many perspectives. This initial paper summarizes only the overview topics and introductory themes from the early part of the series; in-depth focus areas are deferred to follow-on papers. |
Abstract
This report introduces the activities of eight one-week workshops that were held during the summer of 2017 on the topic “Technology and Consciousness.” Participants in the series of workshops approached the subject from many different perspectives, with the overall goal of exploring the possibility of machine consciousness, and assessing its potential implications. The body of this initial paper summarizes the overview topics and basic introductory themes that were discussed during the early part of the workshop series. Follow-on papers will address the key focus areas that were examined in depth during the course of the full series.