The complicated world of AI consciousness
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But verifying whether an AI system is conscious or not is easier said than done, Susan Schneider discusses in Artificial You. Consciousness is not a binary, present–not present quality. There are different levels of consciousness that can’t be covered by a single test.
For instance, a chimpanzee or a dog won’t pass a language test, but does it mean that they totally lack consciousness. Likewise, humans with some disabilities might not be able to pass tests that other average humans find trivial, but it would be horrendous to conclude they’re not conscious. Is there any reason to treat advanced AI any differently?
“At the heart of this book is a dialogue between philosophy and science,” Schneider writes. “The science of emerging technologies can challenge and expand our philosophical understanding of the mind, self, and person. Conversely, philosophy sharpens our sense of what these emerging technologies can achieve: whether there can be conscious robots, whether you could replace much of your brain with microchips and be confident that it would still be you, and so on.”
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