Applying machine consciousness models in autonomous situated agents
R. Moreno, A. S. de Miguel
Pattern Recognition Letters June 1, 2008 DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2007.09.002 (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 pragmatic functional approach to machine consciousness and argues that a set of axioms for the presence of consciousness in agents can be used to evaluate and compare competing scientific models of consciousness and their artificial implementations. |
Abstract
This paper briefly describes the most relevant current approaches to the implementation of scientific models of consciousness. Main aspects of scientific theories of consciousness are characterized in sight of their possible mapping into artificial implementations. These implementations are analyzed both theoretically and functionally. Also, a novel pragmatic functional approach to machine consciousness is proposed and discussed. A set of axioms for the presence of consciousness in agents is applied to evaluate and compare the various models.