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<p style="text-align:center;"><big>'''Artificial Consciousness is the study of how to design a conscious machine'''</big></p> | <p style="text-align:center;"><big>'''Artificial Consciousness is the study of how to design a conscious machine'''</big></p> | ||
<p style="text-align:left;">'''Proponents of Artificial Consciousness [[/(AC)/]] believe it is possible to emulate/simulate [[consciousness]] in a machine, probably some form of computer. However, there is no general agreement on how this will be done.'''</p> | <p style="text-align:left;">'''Proponents of Artificial Consciousness [[/(AC)/]] believe it is possible to emulate/simulate [[consciousness]] in a machine, probably some form of computer. However, there is no general agreement on how this will be done.'''</p>[[ File:Consciousness phenomenal-functional (en).png|thumb|Phenomenal vs Functional [[w:Picture|illustration]]]] | ||
<p style="text-align:left;">'''There are two main schools of thought in Artificial Consciousness'''</p> | <p style="text-align:left;">'''There are two main schools of thought in Artificial Consciousness'''</p> | ||
*[[Phenomenal Consciousness]]: Which assumes that simulation of neural structures is the key | *[[Phenomenal Consciousness]]: Which assumes that simulation of neural structures is the key | ||
*[[Functional Consciousness]]: Which assumes that we can simulate functions found by psychology | *[[Functional Consciousness]]: Which assumes that we can simulate functions found by psychology | ||
<p style="text-align:left;">'''These schools tend to suggest mutually exclusive [[/tests|tests]]'''</p> | <p style="text-align:left;">'''These schools tend to suggest mutually exclusive [[/tests|tests]]'''</p> | ||
<p style="text-align:left;">In order to fully understand this topic the student must understand a number of other disciplines and topics such as: </p> | <p style="text-align:left;">In order to fully understand this topic the student must understand a number of other disciplines and topics such as: </p> | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 28 January 2009
Artificial Consciousness is the study of how to design a conscious machine
Proponents of Artificial Consciousness /(AC)/ believe it is possible to emulate/simulate consciousness in a machine, probably some form of computer. However, there is no general agreement on how this will be done.

There are two main schools of thought in Artificial Consciousness
- Phenomenal Consciousness: Which assumes that simulation of neural structures is the key
- Functional Consciousness: Which assumes that we can simulate functions found by psychology
These schools tend to suggest mutually exclusive tests
In order to fully understand this topic the student must understand a number of other disciplines and topics such as:
- Philosophy of Mind
- Psychology and how it relates to consciousness
- Neuroscience and the Neural Correlates of Consciousness
- Artificial Intelligence and how it relates to consciousness
- Computer Science and how it relates to language formation
- Natural Language/Linguistics and how they relate to Consciousness
--Graeme E. Smith 01:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
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