Theories of consciousness will lead to actionable understanding of AI consciousness²
I’m pessimistic about this because I think that neurologists and cognitive scientists have a poor grasp of the philosophy of mind.
For example, the standard for consciousness that Andrew Barron and Robert Klein use in their paper “What insects can tell us about the origins of consciousness” implies that the autonomous cars from the late 2010s were conscious.
I’m pessimistic about this because I think that neurologists and cognitive scientists have a poor grasp of the philosophy of mind.
For example, the standard for consciousness that Andrew Barron and Robert Klein use in their paper “What insects can tell us about the origins of consciousness” implies that the autonomous cars from the late 2010s were conscious.