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4e_65_6f t1_iqy2xsj wrote

My best interpretation of this article in a nutshell is:

"Consciousness is the ability to remember your own internal and subjective processes, creating subjective awareness"

But that begs the question, what is remembering? Is memory itself remembering other memories?

That would be my definition of self awareness, not consciousness.

TBH I see more complex arguments from random people on this sub, maybe you guys should be writing these articles instead.

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superluminary t1_iqzhfkk wrote

My computer has log files. It remembers its own internal processes very well.

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4e_65_6f t1_iqziz5q wrote

Sentience confirmed, someone call Blake Lemoine.

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Analog_AI t1_iqzj258 wrote

True, but only when prompted by a command or programming. It cannot so it by its own volition. Yet

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superluminary t1_ir09dc6 wrote

I could write a network that takes the log files as an input and runs continuously in the background if that would help?

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Analog_AI t1_ir0kxo7 wrote

You could. But wouldn’t that still be programming?

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superluminary t1_ir0n2he wrote

Is thinking something other than executing a program?

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Analog_AI t1_ir0ngui wrote

Hard to tell. I meant in the sense that the computer can decide for itself. Not that you program it to act or respond in a certain way. Sorry that my English is poor. I hope I made myself understood now. Thanks for the answer and patience.

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superluminary t1_ir0rewe wrote

So how does an animal make decisions for itself?

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Analog_AI t1_ir0woi7 wrote

I’m not a biologist so the exact mechanism is unknown to me. But it is generally accepted that animals can make decisions.

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kmtrp t1_iqzxx3t wrote

LaMDA engineer enters the chat

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Analog_AI t1_iqziiin wrote

What would be your definition of consciousness?

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4e_65_6f t1_iqziwnv wrote

My understanding of it is the "observer" itself. The thing you call "me" that's reading this right now.

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Analog_AI t1_iqzj4v1 wrote

Of course, the observer must be doing the observing. No dispute there. But I was wondering how would you define consciousness as opposed to awareness.

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4e_65_6f t1_iqzkiuo wrote

Awareness would be just the representation of the data without the observer.

For instance, you can open a page of a .pdf document, in that moment the computer is "aware" of that data, but it can't actually "read" the document by itself.

Another good example would be dreaming, you can be "aware" (have memories and neurons firing) without being conscious to experience what's going on.

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superluminary t1_ir0gq5d wrote

Interesting that you draw a distinction between consciousness and awareness.

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