BEYOND CONSCIOUSNESS?
International Journal of Machine Consciousness May 19, 2009 DOI: 10.1142/s1793843009000049 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 7 |
| Key points | Argues that because any efficient decision-making machine requires a unique central control system resembling the human highest-order controller, machine consciousness would necessarily be similar to our own, so beyond consciousness very likely lie only similar consciousnesses rather than more powerful ones. |
Abstract
A discussion is given as to the possibility of creating machines which have more powerful consciousnesses than our own. The approach employs, in particular, a brain-based model of human consciousness. From that model a general discussion is developed of the need for a unique central control system in any machine to enable it to be efficient in decision-making. The resulting features of the machine’s consciousness, as the highest order controller, is seen to need to be similar to our own. We conclude that beyond consciousness very likely lies only similar consciousnesses.