The relationships between intelligence and consciousness in natural and artificial systems
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Gamez, D. 2020. The relationships between intelligence and consciousness in natural and artificial systems. Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness. 7 (1), pp. 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2705078520300017
Type | Article |
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Title | The relationships between intelligence and consciousness in natural and artificial systems |
Authors | Gamez, D. |
Abstract | This paper explores some of the potential connections between natural and artificial intelligence and natural and artificial consciousness. In humans we use batteries of tests to indirectly measure intelligence. This approach breaks down when we try to apply it to radically different animals and to the many varieties of artificial intelligence. To address this issue people are starting to develop algorithms that can measure intelligence in any type of system. Progress is also being made in the scientific study of consciousness: we can neutralize the philosophical problems, we have data about the neural correlates and we have some idea about how we can develop mathematical theories that can map between physical and conscious states. While intelligence is a purely functional property of a system, there are good reasons for thinking that consciousness is linked to particular spatiotemporal patterns in specific physical materials. This paper outlines some of the weak inferences that can be made about the relationships between intelligence and consciousness in natural and artificial systems. To make real scientific progress we need to develop practical universal measures of intelligence and mathematical theories of consciousness that can reliably map between physical and conscious states. |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd |
Journal | Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness |
ISSN | 2705-0785 |
Electronic | 2705-0793 |
Publication dates | |
29 Apr 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 16 Jun 2020 |
Accepted | 10 Mar 2020 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | Electronic version of an article published as Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, Vol. 07, No. 01, pp. 51-62 DOI: 10.1142/S2705078520300017 © copyright World Scientific Publishing Company. Journal URL: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/jaic |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1142/S2705078520300017 |
Language | English |
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