EMOTIONAL COGNITIVE STEPS TOWARDS CONSCIOUSNESS
Will Neil Browne, Richard J. Hussey
International Journal of Machine Consciousness December 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1142/s1793843009000189 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that machine consciousness is likely to require an analogue of emotions in artificial systems, and proposes that emotions can set goals such as balancing exploration versus exploitation, facilitate action in unknown domains, and modify existing behaviors, as explored in cognitive robotics experiments. |
Abstract
The academic journey to a widely acknowledged Machine Consciousness is anticipated to be an emotional one. Both in terms of the active debate provoked by the subject and a hypothesised need to encapsulate an analogue of emotions in an artificial system in order to progress towards machine consciousness. This paper explores why the topic of 'emotion ' promotes debate- due to the contributing interacting systems and varying definitions. It then considers the inspiration that the concepts related to emotion may contribute to cognitive systems when approaching conscious like behaviour. Specifically, emotions can set goals including balancing explore versus exploit, facilitate action in unknown domains and modify existing behaviours, which are explored in cognitive robotics experiments.