MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS: RESPONSE TO COMMENTARIES
International Journal of Machine Consciousness June 1, 2010 DOI: 10.1142/s1793843010000412 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | The author argues that many of the objections and misunderstandings in the commentaries stem from confusions about the notion of consciousness, including its polymorphism, and from brevity and lack of clarity in the original target article, which a companion background tutorial paper aims to remedy. |
Abstract
This is a reply to commentaries on my article "An Alternative to Working on Machine Consciousness". Reading the commentaries caused me to write a lengthy background tutorial paper explaining some of the assumptions that were taken for granted in the target article, and pointing out various confusions regarding the notion of consciousness, including many related to its polymorphism, taken for granted in the target article. This response to commentaries builds on that background material, attempting to address the main questions, objections and misunderstandings found in the responses, several of which were a result of my own brevity and lack of clarity in the original target article, now remedied, I hope by the background article [Sloman, 2010b].
Citations in the library
Cites 4
- On a confusion about a function of consciousness Behavioral and Brain Sciences June 1, 1995
- PHENOMENAL AND ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE "HARD" PROBLEM: A VIEW FROM THE DESIGNER STANCE International Journal of Machine Consciousness June 1, 2010
- AN ALTERNATIVE TO WORKING ON MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS International Journal of Machine Consciousness June 1, 2010
- THE PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUE IN MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS International Journal of Machine Consciousness May 19, 2009