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... with novel and unexpected situations. According to global workspace theory, dealing with such situations is one of the primary functions of consciousness in humans. Below we briefly describe two software agents that implement this psychological theory, and discuss their resulting potential for robus ...
... with novel and unexpected situations. According to global workspace theory, dealing with such situations is one of the primary functions of consciousness in humans. Below we briefly describe two software agents that implement this psychological theory, and discuss their resulting potential for robus ...
The Brain, Consciousness, and the Afterlife
... denotes different meanings to those having different perspectives on the relation between the mind and body. And if we happen to be immortal, than it must be a form of consciousness that, in some way, survives death. The fundamental question is whether or not consciousness is an interrelated by-prod ...
... denotes different meanings to those having different perspectives on the relation between the mind and body. And if we happen to be immortal, than it must be a form of consciousness that, in some way, survives death. The fundamental question is whether or not consciousness is an interrelated by-prod ...
Consciousness and Sleep
... Cortisol secretion- which is the adrenal stress hormone, also follows a circadian rhythm that is tied to the sleep period. Its secretion begins to rise shortly after falling asleep and continues to rise through the night. Illumination- The circadian sleep-wake cycle is obviously influenced to some e ...
... Cortisol secretion- which is the adrenal stress hormone, also follows a circadian rhythm that is tied to the sleep period. Its secretion begins to rise shortly after falling asleep and continues to rise through the night. Illumination- The circadian sleep-wake cycle is obviously influenced to some e ...
AI_chapter1_3
... "[The automation of] activities that we associate with human thinking, activities such as decision-making, problem solving, learning ..." (Bellman, 1978) ...
... "[The automation of] activities that we associate with human thinking, activities such as decision-making, problem solving, learning ..." (Bellman, 1978) ...
Artificial Consciousness
... attempt to avoid the problem of phenomenal experiences. Owen Holland suggested that it is possible to distinguish Weak Artificial Consciousness from Strong Artificial Consciousness (Holland 2003). The former approach deals with agents which behave as if they were conscious, at least in some respects ...
... attempt to avoid the problem of phenomenal experiences. Owen Holland suggested that it is possible to distinguish Weak Artificial Consciousness from Strong Artificial Consciousness (Holland 2003). The former approach deals with agents which behave as if they were conscious, at least in some respects ...
Essay Review Wigner`s View of Physical Reality Michael Esfeld1
... the content of consciousness could be the same if the physical world were totally different from the way it actually is or even if there were no physical world at all. Both these premises are strongly challenged in current epistemology: • Many of today’s philosophers maintain that things in the phys ...
... the content of consciousness could be the same if the physical world were totally different from the way it actually is or even if there were no physical world at all. Both these premises are strongly challenged in current epistemology: • Many of today’s philosophers maintain that things in the phys ...
3680Lecture27
... • Are all organisms conscious? • If not, what’s the difference between those that are and those that are not? ...
... • Are all organisms conscious? • If not, what’s the difference between those that are and those that are not? ...
A Philosophical Encounter - School of Computer Science, University
... Most AI researchers regard philosophy as irrelevant to their presence or absence of particular capabilities (e.g. those listed work, though some textbooks (e.g. (Boden, 1978; Russell above) that do not admit of degrees. & Norvig, 1995)) treat the two as strongly related, as does Another topic on whi ...
... Most AI researchers regard philosophy as irrelevant to their presence or absence of particular capabilities (e.g. those listed work, though some textbooks (e.g. (Boden, 1978; Russell above) that do not admit of degrees. & Norvig, 1995)) treat the two as strongly related, as does Another topic on whi ...
2180703
... Rationale: With the usage of Internet and World Wide Web increasing day by day, the field of AI and its techniques are being used in many areas which directly affect human life. Various techniques for encoding knowledge in computer systems such as Predicate Logic, Production rules, Semantic networks ...
... Rationale: With the usage of Internet and World Wide Web increasing day by day, the field of AI and its techniques are being used in many areas which directly affect human life. Various techniques for encoding knowledge in computer systems such as Predicate Logic, Production rules, Semantic networks ...
Ch 1: The reality problem
... There is obviously a close relation between these issues. How exactly one conceives of the relation depends, in part, on how we expand on each one. The following two renditions of both issues are, I think, widely accepted in current discussions of the Conceptual Question of consciousness. 1. Indepen ...
... There is obviously a close relation between these issues. How exactly one conceives of the relation depends, in part, on how we expand on each one. The following two renditions of both issues are, I think, widely accepted in current discussions of the Conceptual Question of consciousness. 1. Indepen ...
SI L56 (upload) - Amitabha Buddhist Centre
... eating dadhura acts as the cause of a mistaken sense consciousness to which the ground appears gold; the coming together of a mirror and a face acts as the cause of a mistaken sense consciousness to which the reflection of a face within the mirror appears to be a face; a sound in an empty cave ...
... eating dadhura acts as the cause of a mistaken sense consciousness to which the ground appears gold; the coming together of a mirror and a face acts as the cause of a mistaken sense consciousness to which the reflection of a face within the mirror appears to be a face; a sound in an empty cave ...
Are Past Lives real? - Royal College of Psychiatrists
... intuitive with their physical images. They can set a scene in their imagination with incredible precision when they are creating a film. We can all do this in different degrees. But everyone will imagine in a slightly different way. It doesn’t matter if our visual images are not clear; we may have s ...
... intuitive with their physical images. They can set a scene in their imagination with incredible precision when they are creating a film. We can all do this in different degrees. But everyone will imagine in a slightly different way. It doesn’t matter if our visual images are not clear; we may have s ...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
... Q12. Give the advantages of expert system architecture based on decision tress over those of production rules. What are the main disadvantages? Q13. Give three examples of applications for which the use of analogical architecture would be suitable in expert system. Q14. Explain how uncertainity is p ...
... Q12. Give the advantages of expert system architecture based on decision tress over those of production rules. What are the main disadvantages? Q13. Give three examples of applications for which the use of analogical architecture would be suitable in expert system. Q14. Explain how uncertainity is p ...
Introduction to AI ( slides)
... * - First MS degree awarded: 1988. * - We follow an interdisciplinary approach based on logic programming. Participants: Computer Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics, Engineering, Business, Forestry ...
... * - First MS degree awarded: 1988. * - We follow an interdisciplinary approach based on logic programming. Participants: Computer Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Linguistics, Engineering, Business, Forestry ...
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... hemisphere, (bottom of figure, marked with ‘r’) across differing visual areas such as V3 and V4. ...
... hemisphere, (bottom of figure, marked with ‘r’) across differing visual areas such as V3 and V4. ...
Decoding visual consciousness from human
... the human brain. It is often assumed that specific contents of consciousness are encoded in dedicated core NCCs – one for each different aspect of conscious experience. Now, the approach of multivariate decoding provides a novel framework for studying the relationship between consciousness and conte ...
... the human brain. It is often assumed that specific contents of consciousness are encoded in dedicated core NCCs – one for each different aspect of conscious experience. Now, the approach of multivariate decoding provides a novel framework for studying the relationship between consciousness and conte ...
Masking, conscious access, and the blind spot of introspection
... methods, can provide a window into the architecture underlying conscious processing. A first series of masking experiments probed introspective reports of target visibility. Visibility reports provided an accurate picture of the objective threshold for perceiving masked stimuli, and correlated with ...
... methods, can provide a window into the architecture underlying conscious processing. A first series of masking experiments probed introspective reports of target visibility. Visibility reports provided an accurate picture of the objective threshold for perceiving masked stimuli, and correlated with ...
AI Research in the 21st Century
... There is no conflict between emergent Understanding and the inscrutability of the result. Direct application of simpler Model Free Methods such as evolutionary computation may well provide working but inscrutable solutions using an opaque process. Advanced Model Free Methods like Artificial Intuiti ...
... There is no conflict between emergent Understanding and the inscrutability of the result. Direct application of simpler Model Free Methods such as evolutionary computation may well provide working but inscrutable solutions using an opaque process. Advanced Model Free Methods like Artificial Intuiti ...
Pamllel Computation and the Mind-Body Problem PAUL THAGARD University
... Thus the slow-down resulting from serial simulation of parallel processes can matter, given environmental constraints. Of course, in environments different from ours, there may be more or less severe time constraints. It is easy to imagine high-pressure worlds in which only organisms that react much ...
... Thus the slow-down resulting from serial simulation of parallel processes can matter, given environmental constraints. Of course, in environments different from ours, there may be more or less severe time constraints. It is easy to imagine high-pressure worlds in which only organisms that react much ...
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... If one is to retain the idea of a change in hippocampal or hippo campal-amygdalal function during the NDE, one must argue specifi cally for very organized changes in functioning. Much more is now known about the function of the hippocampus. First, postmortem specimens resected from patients with tem ...
... If one is to retain the idea of a change in hippocampal or hippo campal-amygdalal function during the NDE, one must argue specifi cally for very organized changes in functioning. Much more is now known about the function of the hippocampus. First, postmortem specimens resected from patients with tem ...
CIN_W4_Presentation_Thu_Batten
... Question 8 – Changing our minds? • When we change our mind about something, how does it change the physical structure of our brains? • Could the mental process of “changing one’s mind” correspond to the physical process of switching between attractors in our brain? • Is brain dynamics governed by a ...
... Question 8 – Changing our minds? • When we change our mind about something, how does it change the physical structure of our brains? • Could the mental process of “changing one’s mind” correspond to the physical process of switching between attractors in our brain? • Is brain dynamics governed by a ...
3680Lecture29 - U of L Class Index
... • Are all organisms conscious? • If not, what’s the difference between those that are and those that are not? ...
... • Are all organisms conscious? • If not, what’s the difference between those that are and those that are not? ...
Cognitive Approach to Creativity Cognitive View of Creativity
... • People initially have no idea how to solve problem • No linear “feeling of warmth” – No sense one is getting closer to the goal ...
... • People initially have no idea how to solve problem • No linear “feeling of warmth” – No sense one is getting closer to the goal ...