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AI Consciousness Is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective

We look at consciousness through the lens of Theoretical Computer Science, a branch of mathematics that studies computation under resource limitations. From this perspective, we develop a formal machine model for consciousness. The model is inspired by Alan Turing's simple yet powerful model of computation and Bernard Baars' theater model of consciousness. Though extremely simple, the model aligns at a high level with many of the major scientific theories of human and animal consciousness, supporting our claim that machine consciousness is inevitable.

View a PDF of the paper titled AI Consciousness is Inevitable: A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective, by Lenore Blum and Manuel Blum Though extremely simple, the model aligns at a high level with many of the major scientific theories of human and animal consciousness, supporting our claim that machine consciousness is inevitable. From: Lenore Blum [ view email][v1] Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:38:54 UTC (1,010 KB)

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