Progress in machine consciousness.

Full Abstract

This paper is a review of the work that has been carried out on machine consciousness. A clear overview of this diverse field is achieved by breaking machine consciousness down into four different areas, which are used to understand its aims, discuss its relationship with other subjects and outline the work that has been carried out so far. The criticisms that have been made against machine consciousness are also covered, along with its potential benefits, and the work that has been done on analysing systems for signs of consciousness. Some of the social and ethical issues raised by machine consciousness are examined at the end of the paper.

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Author information

Author/s: Gamez, David (D);

Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Essex, Colchester C04 3SQ, UK. daogam@essex.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Consciousness and cognition (Conscious Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 17 (issue 3) : pp 887-910

Dates: Created 2008/07/21; Completed 2008/10/02;

PMID: 17572107, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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