TOWARDS MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS: GROUNDING ABSTRACT MODELS AS π-PROCESSES
Pierre E. Bonzon
International Journal of Machine Consciousness June 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1142/s1793843011000595 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes a two-level computational model of concurrent communicating systems as a basis for machine consciousness, using a logic-programming language with threads and mapping abstract processes into a variant of the pi-calculus to ground them in the brain. Illustrates the approach with examples from reactive behavior to patterns of consciousness. |
Abstract
We present a two-level model of concurrent communicating systems (CCS) to serve as a basis formachine consciousness. A language implementing threads within logic programming is ¯rstintroduced. This high-level framework allows for the de¯nition of abstract processes that can beexecuted on a virtual machine. We then look for a possible grounding of these processes into thebrain. Towards this end, we map abstract de¯nitions (including logical expressions representingcompiled knowledge) into a variant of the pi-calculus. We illustrate this approach through aseries of examples extending from a purely reactive behavior to patterns of consciousness.