The science of human consciousness offers new ways of gauging machine minds – and suggests there’s no obvious reason computers can’t develop awareness.
“Conscious”. What even is it? Look around the animal kingdom and pick your own definition. Reacting to stimulus? Pattern recognition? Pattern reaction? A bunch of vectors between words?
I think of this as a function. Once models are advanced enough, will the question even matter? Once it feels like it can empathize, be curious, respect and react to another’s feedback. These qualities, I value above most and don’t even see from other humans.
“Conscious”. What even is it? Look around the animal kingdom and pick your own definition. Reacting to stimulus? Pattern recognition? Pattern reaction? A bunch of vectors between words?
I think of this as a function. Once models are advanced enough, will the question even matter? Once it feels like it can empathize, be curious, respect and react to another’s feedback. These qualities, I value above most and don’t even see from other humans.