Proposal for an approach to artificial consciousness based on self-consciousness

Menant, Christophe (2008) Proposal for an approach to artificial consciousness based on self-consciousness. AAAI Fall Symposium Series Papers, FS-07-01 to come.

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Abstract

Current research on artificial consciousness is focused on phenomenal consciousness and on functional consciousness. We propose to shift the focus to self-consciousness in order to open new areas of investigation. We use an existing scenario where self-consciousness is considered as the result of an evolution of representations. Application of the scenario to the possible build up of a conscious robot also introduces questions relative to emotions in robots. Areas of investigation are proposed as a continuation of this approach.

Comments/Discussion

Artificial consciousness is considered here as a result of an evolution of representations. The proposed evolutionary scenario comes from one we feel could have lead pre-human primates to self-consciousness (see http://eprints.assc.caltech.edu/135/).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Self-consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, functional consciousness, artificial consciousness, representation, evolution, intersubjectivity, inter-agentivity, emotions
Disciplines:	Artificial intelligence
Topics:	Theory of Consciousness
Article Type:	Editorial
ID Code:	399
Deposited By:	Mr Christophe Menant
Deposited On:	03 February 2008

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