IS THERE ANYTHING OR NOTHING? ON THE PROPER STANCE FOR CONSCIOUSNESS ANALYSIS
International Journal of Machine Consciousness June 1, 2010 DOI: 10.1142/s179384301000031x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key points | Argues that machine consciousness research lacks clarity about the issues at stake and the objectives of different approaches, and proposes building a 'robotic phenomenologist' as an alternative way to frame and investigate the problem. |
Abstract
The lack of clarity concerning the issues at stake in machine consciousness and the unclear objectives pursued by the different approaches are the main reasons behind the half-program, half-pun Sloman's proposal of an alternative approach to the problem of machine consciousness, based on the construction of a robotic phenomenologist.