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Finite State Machines with Feedback: An Architecture Supporting Minimal Machine Consciousness
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SYSNO ASEP 0511457 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Finite State Machines with Feedback: An Architecture Supporting Minimal Machine Consciousness Author(s) Wiedermann, Jiří (UIVT-O) RID, SAI, ORCID
van Leeuwen, J. (NL)Source Title Computing with Foresight and Industry. - Cham : Springer, 2019 / Manea F. ; Martin B. ; Paulusma D. ; Primiero G. - ISSN 0302-9743 - ISBN 978-3-030-22995-5 Pages s. 286-297 Number of pages 12 s. Publication form Print - P Action CiE 2019: Conference on Computability in Europe /19./ Event date 15.07.2019 - 19.07.2019 VEvent location Durham Country GB - United Kingdom Event type WRD Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords finite state machines ; machine consciousness ; self-knowledge ; self-monitoring ; self-awareness ; qualia Subject RIV IN - Informatics, Computer Science OECD category Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8) Institutional support UIVT-O - RVO:67985807 UT WOS 000560979600025 EID SCOPUS 85069527623 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-22996-2_25 Annotation Finite state machines with feedback present a novel machine model when considered under the scenario of cognitive computations. The model is designed in the spirit of automata theory and presents a mix of Alan Turing’s finite state machines and Norbert Wiener’s machines with feedback. For the model we define, what we call, minimal machine consciousness and machine qualia. The design of our model is lead by natural engineering requirements. Its properties are justified by the latest findings in neuroscience and by ideas from the classical literature of the philosophy of mind. For the model a test distinguishing minimally conscious machines from unconscious ones (“zombies”) on a given cognitive task is proposed. Our modeling supports the claim that consciousness is a computational phenomenon that is not just a matter of suitable software but also requires a dedicated architecture. Workplace Institute of Computer Science Contact Tereza Šírová, sirova@cs.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 800 Year of Publishing 2020
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