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Higher-order representational structures
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Consciousness is a multilevel hierarchical structure of representations that allows higher-level representations to monitor lower-level representations.
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Artificial Intelligence »
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial IntelligenceâA collaboratively editable version of Robert Horns brilliant and pioneering debate map Can Computers Think?âexploring 50 years of philosophical argument about the possibility of computer thought.âF1CEB7
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Can computers think? [1] »
Can computers think? [1]
Can computers think? [1]âCan a computational system possess all important elements of human thinking or understanding? âFFB597
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No: computers can't be conscious [6] »
No: computers can't be conscious [6]
No: computers can't be conscious [6]âMachines cant have subjective experiences. Machines cant consciously perceive, feel, or remember anything. And, because consciousness is necessary for thought, machines cant think either.â59C6EF
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Higher-order representational structures
Higher-order representational structuresâConsciousness is a multilevel hierarchical structure of representations that allows higher-level representations to monitor lower-level representations.âEF597B
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A conscious state is a higher-order thought »
A conscious state is a higher-order thought
A conscious state is a higher-order thoughtâA conscious state occurs when a thought is directed at a lower-level mental state. Self-consciousness occurs when a third-level thought is directed at the second-level thought.â98CE71
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Computational structure necessary to consciousness »
Computational structure necessary to consciousness
Computational structure necessary to consciousnessâConsciousness requires: low-level parallel processors operating on distributed symbols; hierarchical processors that plan, set goals, and monitor the lower-level processors; higher-level processors with serial structure to monitor the lower levels.â98CE71
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Consciousness is a higher-order system »
Consciousness is a higher-order system
Consciousness is a higher-order system âConsciousness is a higher-order representational structure within a rational system that we can take an intentional stance towardsâie to assume, for convenient interaction with the system, that it has intentional states (beliefs, desires, etc).â98CE71
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Consciousness is the perception of own mind »
Consciousness is the perception of own mind
Consciousness is the perception of own mindâConsciousness is a form of perception directed inward toward the activities of ones mind.â98CE71
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Self-scanning robot would be conscious »
Self-scanning robot would be conscious
Self-scanning robot would be consciousâBuilding a conscious robot is simply a matter of building a machine that monitors its own internal activitiesâthis generates a conscious feelingâand that scans the results of those monitoringsâthis generates awareness of the feeling.â98CE71
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