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How to discover that AI has "consciousness"

2023-09-06   

If artificial intelligence becomes conscious, can humans know? Recently, a research group consisting of 19 computational scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and other countries has proposed a testing plan based on the theory of human consciousness, which is a lengthy list of attributes to evaluate whether artificial intelligence has self-awareness. Unlike the human brain, artificial intelligence robots cannot be detected through electroencephalography or magnetic resonance imaging, so researchers have adopted a theoretical approach. The co author of the research report and cognitive neuroscientist Lid Mudric of the University of Tel Aviv in Israel stated that the current theory of human consciousness is first explored to find the core descriptors of consciousness states, and then these descriptors are searched for in the underlying architecture of artificial intelligence. At present, six human consciousness theories have reached the standard, among which the loop processing theory proposes that transmitting information through feedback loops is the key to consciousness, while the global neural workspace theory believes that consciousness arises when independent information flows pass through bottlenecks and combine in a workspace similar to a computer clipboard. Finally, in a 120 page report, researchers extracted 14 standards using 6 human consciousness theories and applied them to existing artificial intelligence architectures, including models that support ChatGPT. The conclusion is that current artificial intelligence machines do not have human consciousness abilities. But this work is not over yet. As a theoretical evaluation system, it will continue to provide an analytical framework for continuously upgrading artificial intelligence systems in the future. (New News Agency)

Edit:Hu Sen Ming Responsible editor:Li Xi

Source:XinhuaNet

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