Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness.
... “Acting humanly” takes the Turing Test approach [2]. As part of his argument, Alan Turing (1912-1954) put forward the idea of an “imitation game”, in which a human interrogator interacts with a human being and a computer under conditions where the interrogator would not know which is which. For exa ...
... “Acting humanly” takes the Turing Test approach [2]. As part of his argument, Alan Turing (1912-1954) put forward the idea of an “imitation game”, in which a human interrogator interacts with a human being and a computer under conditions where the interrogator would not know which is which. For exa ...
Mirror neurons and the 8 parallel consciousnesses
... we mean the brain areas responsible for the attentionaccess and memory-access specific to consciousness, without which the appearance of consciousness would not be possible. These concepts are very different from the unconscious attention and memory implicated in the perception of animals that are n ...
... we mean the brain areas responsible for the attentionaccess and memory-access specific to consciousness, without which the appearance of consciousness would not be possible. These concepts are very different from the unconscious attention and memory implicated in the perception of animals that are n ...
Artificial Consciousness: Utopia or Real Possibility?
... processing mechanisms typical of the human brain,3 Cameron’s Terminator represents the prototypical imaginary robot. The robot can walk, talk, perceive, and behave like a human being. Its power cell can supply energy for 120 years, and an alternate power circuit provides fault tolerance in case of d ...
... processing mechanisms typical of the human brain,3 Cameron’s Terminator represents the prototypical imaginary robot. The robot can walk, talk, perceive, and behave like a human being. Its power cell can supply energy for 120 years, and an alternate power circuit provides fault tolerance in case of d ...
Itti: CS564 - Brain Theory and Artificial Intelligence University
... from controlling one's own body, to using tools, to "using" another member of one's group to complete some action. As in blindsight, processes which coordinate a group member need not involve consciousness. For communication to succeed, the brain of each group member must be able not only to generat ...
... from controlling one's own body, to using tools, to "using" another member of one's group to complete some action. As in blindsight, processes which coordinate a group member need not involve consciousness. For communication to succeed, the brain of each group member must be able not only to generat ...
New clues to the location of visual consciousness
... eyes can suffer from binocular rivalry. They generally cope with this condition in one of two ways. They either rely on the view from a single eye or they use each eye for a different purpose, such as close and far vision. The question of which neurons are responsible for this effect is a matter of ...
... eyes can suffer from binocular rivalry. They generally cope with this condition in one of two ways. They either rely on the view from a single eye or they use each eye for a different purpose, such as close and far vision. The question of which neurons are responsible for this effect is a matter of ...
Douglas Hofstadter - The Minds I Index
... car based, 259; causal powers of, 374; Cents Lions of, 304-6, 318; contrasted with comp 252: damage- 481-2; disembodied. 20'. 218-40. 473: dualist concept of, 388: ironic, 70: evolution of, 303-5; flexibility 200; and genes, 139; of God, 48: gridlock 273; haying vs. being, 5'~ hemisphere 203-8; hist ...
... car based, 259; causal powers of, 374; Cents Lions of, 304-6, 318; contrasted with comp 252: damage- 481-2; disembodied. 20'. 218-40. 473: dualist concept of, 388: ironic, 70: evolution of, 303-5; flexibility 200; and genes, 139; of God, 48: gridlock 273; haying vs. being, 5'~ hemisphere 203-8; hist ...
Cognitive Cover, Copy and Compare 24KB Apr 16 2010 05:50
... Three mutually exclusive sets of division problems. Each set contains 12 problems with single digit answers and denominators between 2 and 9 in a randomized order. By reversing the denominators and correct answers, the original 12 problems on each sheet were increased to 22 or 23 problems per set. T ...
... Three mutually exclusive sets of division problems. Each set contains 12 problems with single digit answers and denominators between 2 and 9 in a randomized order. By reversing the denominators and correct answers, the original 12 problems on each sheet were increased to 22 or 23 problems per set. T ...
Fixing Functionalism
... desaturate all visual input. She learns everything there is to know about vision, but one day takes off the glasses. Arguably, she now knows more about vision when she sees the world in all its Technicolor glory. But how could this be, if color is full explicated by the functionalist account which s ...
... desaturate all visual input. She learns everything there is to know about vision, but one day takes off the glasses. Arguably, she now knows more about vision when she sees the world in all its Technicolor glory. But how could this be, if color is full explicated by the functionalist account which s ...
Unlocking the Secrets of Intelligence. Appendix 019 Free will 2016
... There is much debate over whether we are just a sack of sophisticated protein cells, sometimes unflatteringly described as an ambulatory computer, at one extreme; or whether we have evolved into fully sentient beings, aware of our surroundings and entirely responsible for our own behaviour. This sub ...
... There is much debate over whether we are just a sack of sophisticated protein cells, sometimes unflatteringly described as an ambulatory computer, at one extreme; or whether we have evolved into fully sentient beings, aware of our surroundings and entirely responsible for our own behaviour. This sub ...
BRAIN-INSPIRED CONSCIOUS COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE
... of perception is indeed to “enable the knowledge and exercise of sensorimotor contingencies” (O’Regan & Noë, 2001). Certainly each module of the brain that processes sensory information contributes to the dynamical state of the whole brain. Memory plays a crucial role here, enabling perceptual learn ...
... of perception is indeed to “enable the knowledge and exercise of sensorimotor contingencies” (O’Regan & Noë, 2001). Certainly each module of the brain that processes sensory information contributes to the dynamical state of the whole brain. Memory plays a crucial role here, enabling perceptual learn ...
Can neuroscience reveal the true nature of consciousness?
... Consciousness is considered one of the ‘final frontiers’ in modern science. The phenomenon seems to escape all attempts to scientific reduction, and some philosphers argue that we may never be able to reveal its true nature. During the last decades, the subject has been taken up by neuroscientists, ...
... Consciousness is considered one of the ‘final frontiers’ in modern science. The phenomenon seems to escape all attempts to scientific reduction, and some philosphers argue that we may never be able to reveal its true nature. During the last decades, the subject has been taken up by neuroscientists, ...
What is consciousness?
... our minds start drifting from thought to thought drifting consciousness is a state of awareness characterized by drifting thoughts or mental imagery ...
... our minds start drifting from thought to thought drifting consciousness is a state of awareness characterized by drifting thoughts or mental imagery ...
Consciousness, Microtubules and The Quantum World
... Why aren't earlobes and butts conscious?" The answer is that the microtubules in the brain's neurons, besides being denser and more plentiful, are arrayed in parallel, whereas in other cells they radiate outward from the centrosome, or centrioles, next to the cell nucleus. Centrioles, which organize ...
... Why aren't earlobes and butts conscious?" The answer is that the microtubules in the brain's neurons, besides being denser and more plentiful, are arrayed in parallel, whereas in other cells they radiate outward from the centrosome, or centrioles, next to the cell nucleus. Centrioles, which organize ...
AP Psych Review Jeopardy 2010
... – 5. Go to the Daily Double slide just linked to, and right click once on the answer arrow at the bottom right, choose Hyperlink, and choose Edit Hyperlink. – 6. In the Action Settings window, make sure the Hyperlink button (to the left of “Hyperlink”) is selected, and in the select box underneath c ...
... – 5. Go to the Daily Double slide just linked to, and right click once on the answer arrow at the bottom right, choose Hyperlink, and choose Edit Hyperlink. – 6. In the Action Settings window, make sure the Hyperlink button (to the left of “Hyperlink”) is selected, and in the select box underneath c ...
COMP219 Lec4 search - Computer Science Intranet
... Optimality: does it always find a least-cost solution? Time and space complexity: are measured in terms of ◦ b: maximum branching factor of the search tree ◦ d: depth of the least-cost solution ◦ m: maximum depth of the state space (may be infinite) ...
... Optimality: does it always find a least-cost solution? Time and space complexity: are measured in terms of ◦ b: maximum branching factor of the search tree ◦ d: depth of the least-cost solution ◦ m: maximum depth of the state space (may be infinite) ...
Wider Than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
... wane. It quickly runs away, to a safer location. A physicist might not be able to detect any necessary causal relation among these events. But to an animal with primary consciousness, just such a set of simultaneous events might have accompanied a previous experience, which included the appearance o ...
... wane. It quickly runs away, to a safer location. A physicist might not be able to detect any necessary causal relation among these events. But to an animal with primary consciousness, just such a set of simultaneous events might have accompanied a previous experience, which included the appearance o ...
Artificial Consciousness: Hazardous Questions (and
... decompose a complex system into simpler subsystems, until at some stage the units can be fully analyzed and described. This method works perfectly for linear systems, where any output can be seen as a sum of simpler components. However, a complex system is often non-linear, thus analyzing its basic ...
... decompose a complex system into simpler subsystems, until at some stage the units can be fully analyzed and described. This method works perfectly for linear systems, where any output can be seen as a sum of simpler components. However, a complex system is often non-linear, thus analyzing its basic ...
PowerPoint Slides
... O Share rewrites with entire group O Explore textbooks for problems to make “HOT” O Exit Questions ...
... O Share rewrites with entire group O Explore textbooks for problems to make “HOT” O Exit Questions ...
CSD PSY 6210 Cognitive Science
... Cognitive science is an exciting interdisciplinary approach to the mind that draws on research from a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, and psychology. The resulting theories and data have also exerted a profound influence on how philosophers ...
... Cognitive science is an exciting interdisciplinary approach to the mind that draws on research from a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, and psychology. The resulting theories and data have also exerted a profound influence on how philosophers ...
animated version
... We attribute meaning to its external behaviour and internal information We treat other humans like this all the time, call it folk psychology For example: symbols could represent objects and relationships This would allow a clear separation of what and how Alternatively: it could be a messy represen ...
... We attribute meaning to its external behaviour and internal information We treat other humans like this all the time, call it folk psychology For example: symbols could represent objects and relationships This would allow a clear separation of what and how Alternatively: it could be a messy represen ...
A Perspective on Machine Consciousness
... speak of consciousness in a simplified (though again incomplete) manner. If we think about an experience, we do it (or feel it) in terms of certain phenomenal qualities [15], [24], [52] typically referred to as ‘qualia’. Examples of qualia include perceptual experiences, bodily sensations, feelings ...
... speak of consciousness in a simplified (though again incomplete) manner. If we think about an experience, we do it (or feel it) in terms of certain phenomenal qualities [15], [24], [52] typically referred to as ‘qualia’. Examples of qualia include perceptual experiences, bodily sensations, feelings ...
Machine Consciousness: A Modern Approach
... colors, shapes, sounds, and many more other phenomena. They feel emotions, feelings of various sort, bodily and visceral sensations. Arguably, they also have phenomenal experiences of thoughts and of some cognitive processes. Finally, they experience being a self with a certain degree of unity. Huma ...
... colors, shapes, sounds, and many more other phenomena. They feel emotions, feelings of various sort, bodily and visceral sensations. Arguably, they also have phenomenal experiences of thoughts and of some cognitive processes. Finally, they experience being a self with a certain degree of unity. Huma ...
An Analysis of Stream-of-Consciousness Technique
... indirect monologue may see fit to drop out of the scene for a length of time, after he has introduced the reader to the character’s mind with enough additional remarks for them to proceed smoothly together. From their definition we learn that these two techniques differ greatly, both in the way they ...
... indirect monologue may see fit to drop out of the scene for a length of time, after he has introduced the reader to the character’s mind with enough additional remarks for them to proceed smoothly together. From their definition we learn that these two techniques differ greatly, both in the way they ...
Text - Spectrum: Concordia
... Ludwig (1966) defines an “altered state of consciousness” as any mental state(s) induced by various types of physiological, psychological or pharmacological agents, which can be recognized subjectively by an individual (or by an objective observer), as representing a sufficient deviation in the subj ...
... Ludwig (1966) defines an “altered state of consciousness” as any mental state(s) induced by various types of physiological, psychological or pharmacological agents, which can be recognized subjectively by an individual (or by an objective observer), as representing a sufficient deviation in the subj ...
Alien Minds - Susan Schneider
... cultural evolution suggests that humans will be postbiological, this does not show that advanced alien civilizations will reach superintelligence. So even if one is comfortable reasoning from the human case, the human case does not support the position that the members of advanced alien civilization ...
... cultural evolution suggests that humans will be postbiological, this does not show that advanced alien civilizations will reach superintelligence. So even if one is comfortable reasoning from the human case, the human case does not support the position that the members of advanced alien civilization ...