AI Consciousness is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective
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| author | Blum, Lenore Blum, Manuel |
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| contents | We look at consciousness through the lens of Theoretical Computer Science, a branch of mathematics that studies computation under resource limitations, distinguishing functions that are efficiently computable from those that are not. From this perspective, we develop a formal machine model for consciousness. The model is inspired by Alan Turing's simple yet powerful model of computation and Bernard Baars' theater model of consciousness. Though extremely simple, the model (1) aligns at a high level with many of the major scientific theories of human and animal consciousness, (2) provides explanations at a high level for many phenomena associated with consciousness, (3) gives insight into how a machine can have subjective consciousness, and (4) is clearly buildable. This combination supports our claim that machine consciousness is not only plausible but inevitable. |
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| spellingShingle | AI Consciousness is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective Blum, Lenore Blum, Manuel Artificial Intelligence 68T01 F.1; I.2 We look at consciousness through the lens of Theoretical Computer Science, a branch of mathematics that studies computation under resource limitations, distinguishing functions that are efficiently computable from those that are not. From this perspective, we develop a formal machine model for consciousness. The model is inspired by Alan Turing's simple yet powerful model of computation and Bernard Baars' theater model of consciousness. Though extremely simple, the model (1) aligns at a high level with many of the major scientific theories of human and animal consciousness, (2) provides explanations at a high level for many phenomena associated with consciousness, (3) gives insight into how a machine can have subjective consciousness, and (4) is clearly buildable. This combination supports our claim that machine consciousness is not only plausible but inevitable. |
| title | AI Consciousness is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective |
| topic | Artificial Intelligence 68T01 F.1; I.2 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17101 |