Will artificial intelligence generate consciousness

2023-11-16

In the science fiction film "Mecca", the artificial intelligence (AI) robot Ava is endowed with human appearance and intelligence. She even exhibits emotions and desires similar to humans, attempting to establish emotional connections with programmer Caleb and pursue freedom. However, her 'inner' is actually composed of circuits and algorithms. This movie can be regarded as a classic work discussing AI self-awareness, triggering in-depth thinking on AI self-awareness, human nature, and ethical issues. Recently, Ilya Sutskyway, co-founder and chief scientist of the American AI research company OpenAI, shared his hopes and concerns for the future of AI in an interview with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review magazine. Suzkiwi believes that if we "squint at the world", ChatGPT may be conscious. This may sound crazy, but in the past year or two, ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) have shocked the world. These systems can generate texts that seem to express ideas, understanding, and even creativity. For a while, the topic of "ChatGPT may have already become aware" also surged on the internet, sparking discussions among netizens about whether AI has awareness and other issues. There is suspicion of hype in Suzkiwi's remarks. Last November, OpenAI released the ChatGPT chat robot. Within a few weeks, it swept the world and even sparked a new global AI competition. In just two months of its launch, ChatGPT's active users have exceeded 100 million, and many people are fascinated by this new 'gadget'. On September 25th of this year, OpenAI announced that it would empower ChatGPT with the ability to communicate with users through voice and audio. A netizen posted a video of their interaction, in which the tone, pause, and stress in AI voice interaction were very close to real people. Some people question whether the moment it pauses is really thinking? In fact, in early October, Suzkovi claimed on his social account that "large neural networks have a slight level of consciousness. In response, Futurism website published an article stating, "This is an unusual viewpoint. The widely accepted view among AI researchers is that the technology has made significant progress in the past decade, but still far below human intelligence, let alone consciously experiencing the world." The Mind Matters podcast website article stated that hearing these AI leaders praise what they have created as both the savior of the world and a potential god of death, It's really 'puzzling'. However, some more neutral and objective views may alleviate this hype. Computer engineer Robert J. Max is one of these rational voices, reiterating that AI will never achieve intelligence or consciousness like humans. The operation of AI is based on algorithms, and their functions are qualitatively different from human emotions and thinking. There is no reason to believe that the current AI is conscious, but perhaps this debate has fallen into semantic confusion. What is consciousness? Can it be quantified? This itself is a long-standing problem that has puzzled philosophers and scientists. The American Fun Science Network article states that philosophers describe consciousness

Edit:Hu Sen Ming    Responsible editor:Li Xi

Source:XinhuaNet

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