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Artificial consciousness

Artificial consciousness, also known as machine consciousness, synthetic consciousness, or digital consciousness, is consciousness hypothesized to be possible for artificial intelligence. It is also the corresponding field of study, which draws insights from philosophy of mind, philosophy of artificial intelligence, cognitive science and neuroscience.

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Philosophical views

Aspects of consciousness

Functionalist theories of consciousness

In fiction

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Artificial consciousness

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related to In fiction · 10
Artificial consciousness → Clarke's The City, HAL, HAL's, In, In Arthur, Space Odyssey, Stars, This, Vanamonde, When
related to Anticipation · 8
Artificial consciousness → An, Anticipation, Consciousness Explained, Daniel Dennett, Igor Aleksander, In, Relationships, The
related to Plausibility debate · 7
Artificial consciousness → For, Giorgio Buttazzo, In, Real Possibility, Type-identity, Utopia, Working
related to Aspects of consciousness · 6
Artificial consciousness → AC, Baars, Bernard Baars, Igor Aleksander, The, This
related to Ethics · 6
Artificial consciousness → AI, Because, Consciousness, For, If, Should
related to Learning · 4
Artificial consciousness → Learning, Luis Jiménez, Per Axel Cleeremans, Per Bernard Baars
related to Philosophical views · 3
Artificial consciousness → Access, As, In

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a digital computerinstance ofThe aim of AC is to define whether and how these and other aspects of consciousness can be synthesized in an engineered artifact0.80text
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Artificial consciousnessrelated to AnticipationIgor Aleksander0.60section
Artificial consciousnessrelated to AnticipationDaniel Dennett0.60section
Artificial consciousnessrelated to AnticipationConsciousness Explained0.60section
Artificial consciousnessrelated to AnticipationAnticipation0.60section
Artificial consciousnessrelated to AnticipationRelationships0.60section
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Artificial consciousnessrelated to Aspects of consciousnessBernard Baars0.60section
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Artificial consciousnessrelated to Aspects of consciousnessBaars0.60section

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