When Will Consciousness Emerge
Imants Vilks
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics March 1, 2013 DOI: 10.11591/eei.v2i1.261 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Proposes that the question of AI consciousness should be addressed scientifically rather than through mystical or dismissive claims, offering a temporary definition of consciousness, conditions for its emergence, and criteria for recognizing and testing it. |
Abstract
The article is a short rewiev about one particular but important and essential question in the field of AI: the consciousness. The main idea is to cast away non-scientific pronouncements about mystics and impossibility in the field. To clear up the basic notions (emergence) and define the main theme - consciousness. The article proposes temporary definition of consciousness, consciousness emergence conditions and how to recognize and test the consciousness.